to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
how many people; a number of people
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
to break the silence; to break one's silence
carelessly; inattentively
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
attack under the cover of darkness; surprise attack; sneak attack
large number (of); many; majority
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
discord; breaking up (e.g. friendship)
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
to cause casualties; to result in deaths
violent emotion; passion; fury
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
on bad terms; at loggerheads
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale