spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
earth (color, colour); ashen; deathly pale
one lump; one body; one group
river; stream; River; the ... river
to step over or across; to overcome
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; honeycomb tripe; wall of a cow's second stomach
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
objet d'art; item of artwork; object; curio
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
specialized weapon or skill; specialised weapon or skill
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
to be filled to bursting; to burst
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
guilty conscience; feelings of remorse
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
minute; micro; detailed; delicate; subtle
being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)