to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
household economy; family finances
dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
mum; mom; mummy; wifey; dear; missus
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
male help; male labor; man's handwriting; (arch.) kanji
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
chance (of success); odds
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
to make frantic efforts; to make an all-out effort; to try desperately
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
heresy; evil ways; sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
sharpness; sharp weapon; blade; fine soldier
strength; power; proficiency; ability
strength; solidity; firmness; armour; armor
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
archer; bowman; bow-wielding soldier; crossbow soldier
to shoot or fire off an arrow
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
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)
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful