to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
to set adrift; to let loose; to cut loose
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
nursemaid; nanny; babysitter; child-minding; babysitting
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
sharp turn; tight turn; steep turn
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
(with a) slamming noise (door, telephone receiver); (with a) banging noise; (with a) clash (broken dish); (with a) clank; (with a) bang
in the midst of the enemy
main theater of war; principal battlefield
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
to feel keenly; to strike to the core; to touch to the quick; to pierce deep inside (e.g. cold)
boasting of one's strength
the deceased; the departed
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
interest; (investment) yield; profits
to check (in chess); to threaten (somebody's position, etc.); to close in (on somebody)
to put an end (to); to close the books (on)
furious opposition; strong opposition; vehement protest
(feeling of) identification; sense of unity
hundred battles; many battles
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
invincible; ever-victorious; unconquerable; unbeaten
making a swift decision; making immediate decisions and taking quick actions
one's true worth; one's true self; what one is really made of
very loose; slowly; leisurely
repulse (e.g. enemy); repelling; driving off
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
character of a place; situation; location; occasion
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
taking the opportunity to do something; doing something incidentally; doing something while (you) are at it; doing something on the way; while I'm at it
to wipe off; to wipe out; to expunge
departure (of a boat, plane); setting sail; leaving port; putting out to sea; takeoff
to understand (each other); to comprehend
going to war; departure for the front; departure for military service (in response to a draft)