(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
wandering samurai; soldier of fortune; brigand; mountain-dwelling robber
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
be (that) as it may; having said that
to act first; to act precipitously; to be rash; to get ahead of oneself; to jump the gun
sword skills; swordsmanship
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
to tangle; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated; to become difficult
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
neck; bottleneck; obstruction; neckline
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
heat shimmer; heat haze; shimmering of hot air
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope
hand used like a sword in striking
faint; fainting; losing consciousness
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
the times; the world; society
script; screenplay; scenario
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
conducting oneself properly; right conduct; doing the right thing
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
rope; cord; policeman's rope
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
coercion; overpowering; overawing; daunting
the lion's share; the cream
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff