principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
to be sacked; to be dismissed
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
brackish water; brine; salt water
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
quiet unsociable person; obstinate person; blockhead
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
suggestion; hint; implication
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
rare; extraordinary; singular
assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party
comprehensive; composite; all-round; all-embracing; general; overall
basis for decision; evidence for judging
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
defensive body movement (judo, kendo, etc.)
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
diligent; hard-working; industrious
creative power; creativity
difficult to say which of the two is better; hard to tell which is better; (there is) little to choose between them
to challenge (a person) to a fight
to speak brazenly; to never shut up
public execution; public embarrassment
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
to blow through; to blow across
(in fiction) person changed into a vampire by magic
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
diplomatic negotiations; negotiations through diplomatic channels
drawing a sword; drawn sword
to drop; to let fall; to omit
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
all living things; all God's creatures, great and small
the law of the jungle; the strong prey on the weak; the weak become the victim of the strong