headlong rush; rushing recklessly
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
field battle; field operations; open battle; battlefield; battlefront
papier-mâché tiger (toy with a loose, wobbly head); paper tiger; someone (or something) who is all bark and no bite; man of straw
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
defense; defence; defensive preparations
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
regrettable defeat; defeat by a narrow margin
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling
divine messenger; messenger of a god (esp. an animal messenger)
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
crest (of a helmet); plume; pompom; figurehead
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
great commander; famous commander
counter for drops of liquid
cleverness; skill; tact; clever person (in a particular field); skillful person (skilful)
mangy cur; low animal; beast
pleasant memory to take to the afterlife; good memory; something that makes one feel one can die in peace
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to knock back; to strike back; to beat in revenge
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
passionate; hot-blooded; full of vitality
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
such; like that; that sort of; very
armor and helmet (armour)
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
cloudy sky; overcast sky; cloudy weather
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect