recommendation; endorsement
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
nonaggressive defense (policy) (defence)
to make it a principle to ...; to aim at doing
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to push aside; to push one's way through
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
with these words; while saying
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; noob; weak player
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
taking leave (of a visited place); leaving; going home; leaving one's employment; quitting one's job; being dismissed
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
drawing a katana and attacking in the same stroke; doing (something) suddenly and without warning; doing without prior notice
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
a little embarrassing; slightly embarrassed; somewhat ashamed; extremely embarrassing; extremely embarrassed
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations