fixed idea; idée fixe; stereotype; prejudice
midway; halfway through; in the course of
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
(work) hard; unceasingly; strenuously; assiduously; busily; ardently
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
with a single blow; with one stroke
links; chain; shackle; linking
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
information; news; report; reward; retribution
peace talks; peace negotiations
going to war; departure for the front; departure for military service (in response to a draft)
bedroom; bedchamber; (arch.) roost; (arch.) nest
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
impulsive and straightforward; guileless
inscrutable; incomprehensible
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
favorite phrase; favourite phrase; byword; something one always talks about
discussion; deliberation; consideration; investigation (into a suspect); inquiry; enquiry
parents and siblings; one's relatives
(enter into, be in) a state of war
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
strangely shaped rocks; massive rock of unusual shape
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times
unable to get along; unable to cooperate; unable to hit it off; not seeing eye to eye
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps