great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
in person; personally; directly
presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
general; popular; common; typical
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
violent emotion; passion; fury
to flare up; to burst into flames
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
cleaning up; sweeping up; mopping up
reduction by half; halving
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
serious wound; serious injury
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
doing as one is told; yes-man
decoy (for hunting); stool
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to become desperate; to give in to despair
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
arm; skill; efforts; ability
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention