bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
silence; stillness; quietness
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
charges; billing; paying for items in online games
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
secret feud; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
locational advantage; advantageous position
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
to be caught in a trap (snare, etc.); to fall for (a trick, ambush, etc.)
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
to make an appearance; to show up
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
here and there; everywhere
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
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special; particular; peculiar; unique
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
flash (of light); glint; schiller
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst
thunderous roar; roaring sound
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to