lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
dozens; scores of; decades
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
specialization; specialisation
hieroglyph; hieroglyphics
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
all you want; as much as one wants
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
to the previous extent; as much as previously; as much as one used to
to recall; to remember; to recollect
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
leader; boss; upper part of a flag; (Okinawa) bamboo poles with an attached vertical flag and an elaborate display at the top that are used during the annual fertility and thanks-giving festivals
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)