series of battles; successive battles
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
charging (at the enemy) with a shout; rush; rushing (an activity); working at full speed; penetration; piercing
killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
pulverization; pulverisation; reducing to pieces; crushing; smashing
the same rank; equality; apposition
completion; perfection; accomplishment
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
the same; the said; likewise
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
monarch; sovereign; ruler; liege (lord)
god of death; death deity; Death; Grim Reaper
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize