(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
formal dress; ceremonial dress; morning dress; evening dress; dress suit
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
technique; art; skill; move
delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
tornado; hurricane; typhoon
battlefield; battleground
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
consideration (for others); (making) allowance
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to bring; to take; to bring about
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
second generation; second; junior
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
contract; compact; agreement
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
descendant; scion; lineage
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
match; game; bout; contest
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
distinction; differentiation; classification
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to cut; to slit; to cut open