siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
sense of justice; feeling of righteousness; moral sense
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
legend; folklore; tradition
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
dead end; blind alley; no through road (i.e. on signage); end; end of the road; end point
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
trunk; torso; body; body (of an aircraft); fuselage; hull (of a ship)
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
job; work; duties; trade; skill
prime field; figurine (used in modeling, dollmaking, etc.)
conspicuousness (usu. color); prominence; distinctiveness
higher rank; better position
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
correction; rectification; mending; repair
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180 ml; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 square meters; one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
to hit each other; to exchange blows; to fight
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after