watch-keeping; guard; lookout
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
vigilante; member of a vigilante group
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
stronghold; citadel; headquarters
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper