samurai in command of a troop of foot soldiers
progress; advance; making (good) progress
to correct oneself; to restate
viewing as hopeless; feeling that all is lost
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
all-out attack; general offensive
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
life or death; existence; destiny
ultimate; final; last; eventual
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
young person; youth; young
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
daring; brave; bold; valiant; intrepid; dauntless
whole army; whole team; all armies; all teams
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
decapitated head of an enemy
voice; speech; phone (as opposed to a phoneme); speech sound; audio; sound (as opposed to the picture)
biting (cold); severe; intense; piercing
to hurry (up); to press; to urge on
imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation
to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime
attendant; attendance upon another
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
it's probably so; it stands to reason
strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with
to recognize (by sound); to identify; to differentiate (voices, sounds, etc.); to (listen and) understand; to listen to reason; to be reasonable
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
to stare back at; to look back at
forward; officious; impertinent; intrusive
to stare at each other; to lock eyes (with)
shock; tremor; impact; vibration
direct unforked road; straight path
perilous pass (on a route or journey); rough spot
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
defense; defence; fielding
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky