to go on a fool's errand; to go in vain
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
equipment; harness; fittings
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
to show signs of; to appear
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
choices; alternatives; options
number one; first; best; most; game; round
on one's face; one's face; (arch.) meeting face-to-face; (arch.) seeing in person
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to daub; to brush; to touch up
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
tea-ceremony procedures; skill; dexterity; (arch.) you
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
large-scale play; play with an A-list cast; big act; big charade; theatre with a government licence (Edo period)
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
hazing; gruelling training; waistband; woman's undergirdle
illiteracy; ignorance; arhat; someone who has attained nirvana
three countries; Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (arch.) Japan, China and India; (arch.) Japan, Korea and China
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
to encamp; to take up a position
line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
to glare at each other; to confront each other
had better ...; had better not ...
ordinary soldier; mere soldier
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
180.39 millilitres; 180.39 milliliters; 0.3306 square metres; 0.3306 square meters; one-tenth of the way (from the foot of a mountain to the top)
weapon; arms; (lit.) shield and spear; fighting; war
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate