ninth day of the month; nine days
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
all-out attack; general offensive
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
should; must; -able; probably; likely
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
adds force or indicates command
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to dispatch a messenger; to despatch a messenger
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
taking one's own life; suicide
to take someone's life; to kill someone
(the stigma of) the name of "rebel"
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
at least; at most; (even) just
honor; honour; credit; prestige
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
internal or domestic affairs
than; from; out of; except; but; more
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement