rank (of troops); file; column; formation
indiscriminate shooting; random shooting; firing blindly
chain of command; line of command; command structure; command system
small spiral-shelled snail; spiral shellfish
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
supply; supplying; replenishment
graduate recruitment; employment of new graduates
soldiers garrisoned at strategic posts in Kyushu in ancient times; Chinese soldiers stationed to protect remote regions of the country during the Tang dynasty
heavy equipment; heavily equipped; heavily armed; heavily armored
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
covering; protection; backing; relief
break; tear; pierce; split; burst
to blend (e.g. truth and lies); to mix together (e.g. kanji and kana)
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
rematch (after an earlier loss)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside
moral way of life; correct path; moral principles
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
to reveal one's (poor) upbringing (through poor manners, etc.); to betray one's origin; to give oneself away
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play foul
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
to jump upon (a moving object)
(coming to a) sudden stop
being absorbed in; losing oneself in; losing control of oneself