brave fight; desperate fight
friendly army; friendly troops; allied army
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
after that; afterwards; thereafter
(sea) voyage; navigation; sailing; passage; cruise
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
settlement; solution; resolution
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
commander; general; leader
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
frequent; continual; constant; great; intense; strong
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
personage; person (deserving of respect)
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
distinguished services; meritorious deeds
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
baton (of command); order; command; direction
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
all eyes; public attention
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
(on) land; ground; shore; track-and-field events
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...