patriot devoted to the salvation of his country
to work assiduously; to give one's all; to make the utmost effort; (lit.) to make (grind) one's body into dust
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
to display one's real ability; to show one's real ability; to show one's stuff; to show oneself at one's best; to really shine; to come into one's own
to side with the winner; to ride (someone's) coattails; to get on the bandwagon
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
to take command; to give direction
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
half and half; fifty-fifty
to capitulate; to surrender; to submit to; to concede
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
to resume breathing; to come around; to come back to life
tears of regret; bitter tears; vexation; chagrin
swindler; imposter; crook
one lump; one body; one group
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
staying behind; remaining; residual
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
charred; burnt black; scorched black
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to correct oneself; to restate
the way one talks; one's way of speaking