so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
training; drill; practice; discipline
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
nothing ventured, nothing gained; (lit.) you will not get the tiger cub without entering the tiger's den
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
remonstrance; remonstration; admonition; protest; reproof; expostulation
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
these guys; these fellows
priority; order of precedence
in comparison to; rather than
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
at once; immediately; right now
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
double slap in the face (second slap administered by the return motion of the back of the hand)
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
highest level; high-water mark
outbreak of war; starting a war