partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
wandering (around); roaming; loitering; prowling; hanging around
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
slashing (with the blade pressed against the object); mowing down (the enemy); cutting down (one after the other); clean sweep; sweeping conquest
nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
red-hot iron; swords and guns; gunfire; termagancy; violent temper; gambler; red flesh of lean tuna
to give the stamp of approval
militant (faction, group, person, etc.); hardliner who favors force over compromise; hawk
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
firmly rooted; deep-seated
awareness that one is not good at something; feelings of inferiority
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
destruction; collapse; crumbling
I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity
son of a bitch; piece of shit
same crime; being equally guilty; bearing the same amount of responsibility
simmer; bubble out; flow out
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
degenerate; decadent; corrupt
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
negative; negative (e.g. thinking)
to have something (likely) come to mind; to be reminded of something; to understand a point
common sense; general knowledge; common knowledge
scriptures; canon; teaching guide
you could say; you might say; verging on the
adherent; devotee; believer
to send (something) unsolicited; to send without the receiver's request
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
confirmation; certification; ascertainment
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories
going around; orbiting; circling; circumference; girth; surroundings
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth