to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
one part; one portion; one section
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
social status; social position; social standing
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
to use someone's (argument, attack) against them; to use (an attack) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a negative situation)
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
discovery; detection; finding
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
to say; to be pleased to say
massing (of troops); gathering
main force; main strength; main effort; primary focus
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
flying column; detached force
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competition in which there are several evenly matched participants; hotly contested game (match, market, etc.)
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
detour; circumvention; turning movement
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
if so; in that case; in that situation
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative; producing a negative from a positive
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails
self-centered; stuck on oneself
to stick it out (until the end)
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to welter in blood; to be covered in blood; to turn red
highish; somewhat high; on the high side; somewhat expensive; comparatively expensive; on the expensive side
double; twice (as much); twofold
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
high efficiency; high performance
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving