omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
way; method; means; resource; course
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to come to one's senses; to calm down
Odin (god in Norse mythology); ODIN
messenger; envoy; emissary
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
to go out and away; to leave
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
to take command; to give direction
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
the same; the said; likewise
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
development; exploitation
on the occasion of; at the time of
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
state of the war; war situation
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
person killed in action; the war dead
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete