beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
choices; alternatives; options
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
site; point on a map; spot
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
interruption; suspension; break
landing place (for aircraft); common ground; compromise; agreement
to run into (room, building, etc.); to go for long training runs
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
assorted vegetables for sukiyaki (esp. green onion)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
opposite side; opposition
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe