opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
doorknob; door knob; door handle
with a clatter; with a rattle; persistently (complaining, etc.); annoyingly; messy; cluttered
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
to cease; to stop; to be over
-less; lacking; non-existing
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
immediately; right away; on the spot
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
elementary level; beginner level
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
killing and wounding; bloodshed
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
other side; opposite side; other party
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
to push back; to press back; to force back
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
two (long cylindrical things)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to make do errands; to set to scutwork
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
to straighten up and stick one's chest out; to throw oneself back (e.g. in a chair); to lean back (arrogantly); to assume a haughty attitude; to behave arrogantly
worldly wisdom; secret of success in life
throne; first place; top spot; championship
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
ordering (materials); placing an order; order
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
(within a) territory; domains