surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde; forward (player)
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
brave; courageous; gallant; valiant; heroic
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
skewering; skewered food; piercing (and killing; with a spear, etc.); impaling; running through
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
namasu; dish of raw fish and vegetables seasoned in vinegar
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
needle-point holder (in ikebana); frog
wild; unruly; arrogant; endless (e.g. spending); uncontrolled; rampant (e.g. weeds)
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
double-edged (e.g. sword blade); double-beveled (e.g. kitchen knife); double-edged blade
single edge (e.g. sword blade); single bevel (e.g. kitchen knife)
an infinite variety of; multifarious; being extremely varied and wide-ranging
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
to mistake (for something or someone else); to misread; to misjudge
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
to go past; to pass; to pass by
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag
to snap; to break (under pressure)
useless object; deadwood; white elephant; boondoggle
expulsion; driving out; driving away; extermination
rearguard; rear guard; back (player)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
to trample to death; to kill underfoot
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter