fighting with one's back to the wall; having burnt one's bridges; last stand; from strategy of general Han Xin in the Battle of Jingxing
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
military accouterments; military accoutrements; troop formation
to be smeared; to be covered
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
triple; three-way; threefold
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
cover; mantle; shroud; hood
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
gradually; slowly but steadily
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
stomach (esp. a pig's stomach or a cow's rumen); pork stomach
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
volley firing; fusillade; broadside
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
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)
to be needed; to be wanted
to envelop; to blanket; to cloak
to knock down; to knock off
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate