tip-top; top; top-drawer; best; foremost; elite
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
command; lead; generalship; leadership
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
firm; strong; solid; stable
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
over-fond parent; doting parent
want to ... do something; would like to ...
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
to make amends; to compensate for; to make up for
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
vein of gold; financial connections; patron; source of money
probe; inquiry; enquiry; investigation
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to have no chance (of succeeding)
fully armed; armed to the teeth
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
decapitation; decapitated head
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
there being no use in arguing (about it)
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
hostility; antagonism; opposition
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
but; however; even though; even if
to be injured; to sustain a wound
please; somehow or other; one way or another
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent