equality; impartiality; evenness
only; merely; but; no more than
other side; opposite side; other party
crude; rough; plain; careless; disrespectful; without proper care
low-ranking samurai; common samurai
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
ji (ancient Chinese halberd)
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
National Guard (esp. USA); National Guard member
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
turnout (of people); start (of a race, campaign, business, etc.); beginning; initial charge; dash
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
left wing; left wing (of a bird or aircraft); left wing (of an army, building, etc.); left flank; left field; left fielder
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
musketeer corps; arquebusier unit; unit of foot soldiers armed with firearms
groin; thigh; crotch; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
throwing stone; sling stone; slingshot; pellet; pebble; small rock
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
bolting upright; rearing up (horse)
even if ... were not so; even if it were not the case
many samurai; many gentlefolk
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
combat engineer; military engineer; combat engineering; military engineering
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate (with); to adorn (with)
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
cord; strap; thong; string (of a musical instrument, bow, etc.)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
charging (at the enemy) with a shout; rush; rushing (an activity); working at full speed; penetration; piercing
order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
cavalry; cavalryman; trooper
corps of musketeers; matchlock troops; firearms squad
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
lying on one's belly; crawling on one's belly; belly crawl