to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
street; quarter; district; area
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
familiarity with the land; locality or terrain (usually associated with knowing or feeling the locality)
not necessarily so; is not always true
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
hut; shanty; hovel; house built directly into the ground with no supporting stones
four-eyed; pattern of four squares
with stealthy steps; with noiseless footsteps; on tiptoe; stealthily
identifiable; personalized
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
to spring at; to leap upon
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
to stab each other; to sacrifice oneself in order to harm someone else
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)