blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to drive away; to scatter; to rout
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
one's first campaign; one's first battle
to be lacking in options; to be too few
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
daring; brave; bold; valiant; intrepid; dauntless
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
instructor; (fencing) teacher; model
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
tuft of hair under temple; sideburns; sidelocks
to scatter in all directions (like baby spiders)
scattered; separated; dispersed
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against