to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to be hesitant; to feel timid
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
common people; ordinary people; masses
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
and yet; though; when; in spite of
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to compete with; to vie for
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
really; truly; indeed; good grief