handle; grip; holder; person who holds
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
wearing armour (armor); counter for suits of armour
mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation
resultant force; assistance; help; donation; alms
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
choices; alternatives; options
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
to curb; to halt; to apply brakes; to put an end to
terminus; last stop (e.g. train)
to shake off; to throw off
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
sound of thunder; large, thunderous voice
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
outbreak of war; starting a war
to send (something unsolicited); to send without the receiver's request
foreshadowing; preparation; precautionary measures
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
survival; remaining; being extant; being left
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
virtually empty; quite empty; inadequately defended; defenseless; defenceless
inner citadel; core; center; centre
(beating someone) hands down; with a single blow
Atai (post-Taika hereditary title often given to regional administrators)
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
performing without rehearsal
shooter; vaccinator; inoculator; drummer (taiko, etc.)
to fold up; to fold into layers
one's own ground; one's own position; one's own area of the field (soccer, rugby, etc.)
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
outrider; herald; rikishi who leads the yokozuna to the ring prior to his ring-entering ceremony
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
picked troops; elite soldiers; crack troops
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
sense of equilibrium; sense of balance