to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
war; fighting; fierce competition
scale; scope; plan; structure
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
fame (for one's bravery); great renown
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
government service; entering government service; (of a ronin) finding a new lord or master to serve
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
complete ruin; collapse; losing (something) completely (e.g. face)
to send or direct a person to
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
several times (as large, over)
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
hard struggle; strenuous effort
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
watchful waiting; careful supervision
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
ambush; interception; counter-attack
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
to see through; to see the true nature of something
deployment; spreading out; dispersal
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
crisis; critical moment; critical time