to make an appearance; to show up
how many people; a number of people
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code
attack under the cover of darkness; surprise attack; sneak attack
sharp drop; plunge; nosedive; slump; (value or amount) plummeting
to be silent; to say nothing
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
good-for-nothing; useless; worthless
irrespective of the person concerned; indiscriminately; anyone and everyone; anybody at all
gun; firearm; small arms (e.g. rifle, pistol, etc)
to fire (a gun); to shoot; to let off; to loose off; to blow (someone) away
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
does not; can not; will not
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
billow; surge; large wave
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
nothing but; except; no more than
after a long time; for the first time in a while
one's house; one's home; one's family
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand