one's own army; one's own team
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
preservation; retainment; keeping
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
high-grade sake; fine drink
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
is something that; is that which
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to trample; to crush underfoot
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
to bite and tear; to bite a hole in
strength; power; proficiency; ability
passive; negative; depolarization; cathode
rather; better; instead; if anything
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
power; authority; jurisdiction
why; how; for what reason
to become loose; to slacken; to soften
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
nonaggressive defense (policy) (defence)
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
arrow with a whistle attached; whistling arrow used to signal the start of battle
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
advance; moving forward; progress
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky