to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
excellent plan; best policy
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
two (long cylindrical things)
to pair with; to pair up; to pair off
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to shoot down; to win; to gain
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
famous sword; excellent sword
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to attack; to assault; to assail
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
man; male; masculine gender
another kind; distinct species; variety
that is to say; so that means
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
ten; 10; ten years of age