to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)
in comparison to; rather than
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
clear; precise; definite; distinct
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
to take command; to give direction
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
unification; centralization; integration; drawing things together; working out a common policy; consolidation
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
protocol (in communications); protocol (diplomatic document); protocol (system of rules); protocol (of a scientific experiment or course of medical treatment)
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to encamp; to take up positions