operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to lie deep in; to extend far back
then; well; so; well then
thereupon; shortly thereafter
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
to remind (someone of something); to call (someone's) attention (to); to tell (someone) again (to make sure); to make (doubly) sure (of); to emphasize; to reconfirm
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to breathe out; to exhale
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
control; check; restraint; inhibition
being all smiles with joy
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
conviction; belief; confidence
loser; defeated person; the defeated
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
with one's own body; by one's own action; by one's own experience; barely (e.g. escape); narrowly
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
indulgence (esp. in the Catholic Church); pardon; excuse; justification; making amends for a previous misdoing
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (forever); to continue to conceal
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
way; method; means; resource; course
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
casually; nonchalantly; easily; without difficulty; as if nothing had happened