covert action; covert operations
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
to step forward; to take a step forward
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
party; gang; company; squad
noisily (from many people talking); in a commotion; with a rustling sound (of leaves, branches, etc.); with a rippling sound (of the surface of a lake, etc.); feeling a chill; with a chill (up one's spine)
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
to lose one's mind; to lose control of oneself
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
slash (punctuation mark); slash; slit
to open up a path; to clear a path; to open up doors; to pave the way
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
destruction; annihilation; extermination
special selection; special approval; special prize; highest honours
(attacking and) sinking (a ship); sending (a ship) to the bottom; crushing defeat; utter failure; complete exhaustion; collapsing (onto a bed, desk, etc.)
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
high ground; elevation; hill; plateau
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
trickery; wiles; finesse; Machiavellism
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
be on your guard; negligence is the enemy
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
to clench (one's teeth); to grit; to set; to clamp
preparation; provision; defenses; guard; military formation; troop arrangement
human kindness; human weakness
brilliant; bright; dazzling
outside help; help from without; salvation by faith
loss of fighting spirit; losing the will to fight
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
to exert oneself; to make efforts
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
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
cutting (apart); splitting; cleaving
striking with the back of the sword
double tooth; protruding tooth (like a fang); high canine
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade