(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
in case of; at that time; at this time
(after) bouncing around from one place to the next
place in the shade of a mountain; shelter of the mountains; mountain recess
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
leader of a rebel army or band of rebels
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
day and night; turning night into day
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
petty thief; pilferer; sneak thief
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier); guandao; Chinese glaive
with a momentary flash of light
to jump into; to rush into
dagger; stiletto; confidant; right-hand man
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
there being no use in arguing (about it); being stone-deaf to someone's appeals
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
brightness of snow; reflected light of snow; (by) snow light
river surface; surface of a river
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
goose down; goose feather
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
(how) many times; (how) often
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to take; to catch; to capture
advance or retreat; moving forwards or backwards; course of action; behaviour; remaining in one's post or resigning; staying or leaving
experienced; seasoned; veteran
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
apt to (do); liable to; prone to
to speak; to hear a voice
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder