one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to be hot on a person's heels
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 be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
metallic sound; metallic clank
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
son of a bitch; piece of shit
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
massing (of troops); gathering
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
meeting; greeting; welcome
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
pardon me for leaving (first)
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
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
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)
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
to scatter in all directions (like baby spiders)
scattered; separated; dispersed
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