overswelling (of a blood vessel); engorgement; bulging; squaring one's shoulders; flexing one's muscles
the eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes
aggressiveness; competitive spirit; fighting spirit
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
seedbed; nursery; seed-plot
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to become locked; to lock
as you can imagine; as imagined
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
side table; bedside table
shoring up (a company, industry, etc.); propping up; bolstering; manipulation (of the market, esp. to prevent a sudden fall); jacking-up
locked up feeling; cooped up feeling; feeling of entrapment; feeling of hopelessness; being in a bind
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
to suspend (from); to hang (down); to dangle
detailed inspection; thorough examination; checking
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. of fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
to hang (something) on the wall
wild; rough; unrefined; unpolished; rugged; tough
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
to take over for (someone); to stand in for; to substitute for; to replace; to take the place of (something)
loyal retainer; loyal subject
samurai family; samurai class; samurai stock; samurai; warrior
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to make one's own; to take possession of
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
war of aggression; war of conquest
territory; domain; dominion; possession
to concentrate one's effort (on something)
to change direction (of policy, etc.); (lit.) to turn the rudder (of a ship)
pride; dignity; self-worth
imperial court; royal court
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue