to be at a loss how to continue an offensive; to be frustrated by impregnable defences
to come for the first time; to become for the first time
musket-armed foot soldier
volley firing; fusillade; broadside
falling over; toppling sideways
double torture; double pain; double hardship; double whammy
man and horse; rider and horse; centaur
gorge; ravine; canyon; glen
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
to make a breakthrough; to break ground
to come from; to have roots in
readiness; preparedness; attitude; kanji "vapor" radical
fortune in battle; luck in war; fate as a warrior
battle array; battle formation; battlefield
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
strife; struggle; conflict; fight
extremely fast; in a flash; too quick for the eye to catch
with people jostling against one another; teeming; heaving; jam-packed
line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
middle section of a song (in gagaku or noh)
to cut; to slit; to slash
person who clears the way for a high-ranking person, procession, etc.; outrider; opening performer; sumo wrestler who leads a yokozuna at his ring-entering ceremony
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
hesitation; wavering; faltering; balking; recoil; flinching
woman textile worker; Vega (star in the constellation Lyra); Alpha Lyrae
disgrace; discredit; dishonor; dishonour; blot; shame
turning sideways; landscape orientation
one leaf (of a book bound in Japanese style); one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. a gun, scissors, spade, hoe, inkstick, palanquin, candle, jinrikisha, shamisen, oar); one chō (unit of distance, approx. 109.09 m); one game; one task
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
intensification; aggravation
near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person
line of spears held at the ready