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
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
on the occasion of; at the time of
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
offstage; backstage; behind the scenes
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
towering; astonishingly high
great man; great god; hero; big man
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
to win favour; to win favor
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); different person
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
sidelong glance; flirtatious glance
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
cash bonus; reward; bounty
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
(another's) daughter; young lady
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to