no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
critical moment; do-or-die situation
to encamp; to take up positions
to distribute; to arrange; to arrange; to lay out (as in decorating); (arch.) to marry off; (arch.) to exile
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
(arch.) bracelet (made of stringed jewels or bells and worn at the elbow); bracer (for the elbow of an archer)
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
strategy meeting; council of war
decisive battle of brief duration
killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style
scroll; rolled book; scarf; muffler; sushi made rolled in nori seaweed with a core of filling
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
chin; jaw; gills; branchia
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
principle; theory; fundamental truth
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
ultrahigh speed; ultrafast
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
two (long cylindrical things)
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
tenth day of the month; ten days
secluding oneself in the mountains; undertaking ascetic practices at a mountain temple; retreat; off-site meeting
training; education; development; cultivation
plaster cast; cast; gypsum; plaster-of-paris
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number