detour; circumvention; turning movement
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
covering; protection; backing; relief
main body (of an army); main force; these troops
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
to knock down; to tear down; to crush (e.g. enemy); to throw into confusion; to refute; to pick apart
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
ornament; decoration; figurehead; leader without real power
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
all one has; all one's possessions
share; portion; quota; cut
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
samurai general (esp. during the Sengoku period)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to boil; to decoct; to infuse
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at