excelling; surpassing; outdoing
break in time; interruption; pause
to fight; to exchange blows; to rally
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
after that; afterwards; thereafter
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
to surround; to crowd around
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to bind; to fasten; to tie up
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
flash; instant; lightning (speed)
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
rear; rear unit guard; anchor (man)
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
exactly as stated; verbatim
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
warp; curvature; curve; arch
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
specialized weapon or skill; specialised weapon or skill
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase