from out of nowhere; from who knows where
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
plural; multiple; several
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to be exhausted; to be worn out
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
chain of command; line of command; command structure; command system
(after) bouncing around from one place to the next
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect
respect and affection; love and respect
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
scale; scope; plan; structure
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
live bullets; live ammunition; ball cartridge; money
lethality; killing effectiveness
forming a circle; circular formation (orig. in battle); huddle; ring
equality; uniformity; evenness
Ministry of War (Tang-dynasty China)
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
slight; light; thin; faint; dim
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect