to knock down; to tear down; to crush (e.g. enemy); to throw into confusion; to refute; to pick apart
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to satisfy oneself (by doing); to find relief (in doing)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
series of battles; successive battles
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
frequent; continual; constant; great; intense; strong
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
number of persons; numerical strength; head count
I think (something) won't (something); probably (something) isn't (something)
logistics; supply; communications
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
to speak energetically; to talk big; to argue heatedly
to have a bitter experience
reality; actuality; hard fact
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
stationing (e.g. of troops); garrison
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
different opinion; objection
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
base (military, expedition, etc.)