to plunder; to grab; to snatch
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to indicate; to show; to point to
beyond that point; after that
literally; to the letter; literal
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
to kick over; to kick down
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); guandao; Chinese glaive
at once; there and then; immediately
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
costume; dress; attire; (arch.) interior decoration; (arch.) landscaping; (arch.) furnishing
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
navy (esp. the Japanese navy prior to the 1850s)
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
to drive (e.g. horse, carriage); to control; to manage
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
180.39 millilitres; 180.39 milliliters; 0.3306 square metres; 0.3306 square meters; one-tenth of the way (from the foot of a mountain to the top)
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze