expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
katana (sword worn on the hip edge up by samurai)
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
skill; proficiency; dexterity; flattery
continuation; succession; series; continuous
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
one's first campaign; one's first battle
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
tricking someone (into confirming or revealing the truth)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
only; merely; but; no more than
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
then; well; so; well then
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction