to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
inconvenient (residence); unpleasant (surroundings); difficult (to live in)
gauntlet (used in Kendo); bracer; fencing glove
to inlay; to insert; to plug in (to a formula); to immerse; to trick; to deceive
one more time; once more; once again
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
all around; as far as the eye can see
angular; angular-shaped; sharp-pointed
fast asleep; dead to the world
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
to collect the best; to put together the cream of the crop
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
emergency; accident; rare possibility; unexpected occurrence
(pieces of metal, etc. hitting each other) noisily; cluttered; disordered; messy
to be lacking in options; to be too few
dynamic lift; lifting power
to bestow (esp. of a god); to grant
ultrahigh temperature; superhigh temperature; extreme heat
to use up all of one's energy and willpower; to be exhausted (and have no will to go on)
undeserved honor (honour); too great an honour
to capitulate; to surrender; to submit to; to concede
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
national crisis; national disaster
ancient Japanese (as spoken in Japan until the Middle Ages)
political situation; political affairs
quarrelsome; easy to anger; quick to lose temper
tailspin; spin; drilling; boring
(with) great vigour (from the way splitting bamboo goes all down the stick); irresistible force