twenty years of age; youth; early age; tender age of ...
ten-year-old; ten year old
while; during; while; although; all; both
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to grow up; to become an adult
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
soldiers garrisoned at strategic posts in Kyushu in ancient times; Chinese soldiers stationed to protect remote regions of the country during the Tang dynasty
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
childish; childlike; immature; infantile
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
pride; boast; credit (to)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
completely; thoroughly; decisively; unsparingly; beyond recognition; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
order of chivalry; chivalric order
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to flare up; to burst into flames
imperial court; royal court
rite of scattering flowers; glorious death (in battle); heroic death
one's last moments; hour of death; death throes; agonies of death
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)