ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
red-hot iron; swords and guns; gunfire; termagancy; violent temper; gambler; red flesh of lean tuna
militant (faction, group, person, etc.); hardliner who favors force over compromise; hawk
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
firmly rooted; deep-seated
awareness that one is not good at something; feelings of inferiority
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
destruction; collapse; crumbling
I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity
same crime; being equally guilty; bearing the same amount of responsibility
degenerate; decadent; corrupt
(I) won't say anything no matter what; unwilling to tell even under threat
scriptures; canon; teaching guide
adherent; devotee; believer
to send (something) unsolicited; to send without the receiver's request
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
to carry (a child) on one's back
commander; commanding officer; CO
detached; aloof; indifferent
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
specialized; specialised; boutique
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
thrown kiss; blown kiss; air kiss
under the command (of); under the banner (of); influenced (by)
special selection; finest pick; top pick
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
steady; sound; stable; safe (e.g. business); reliable; trustworthy
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up