lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
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)
self-defense; self-defence
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
willpower; energy; vitality
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
night air; stillness of night; cool evening
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
to pin the enemy down; to glare another down (and render impotent)
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
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)
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to knock down; to knock off
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
deliberate hindrance; obstruction
to get angry; to lose one's temper
encouragement; backing; reinforcements