promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
serious damage; heavy damage; being wrecked; thrashing (an opponent); crushing; giving a drubbing
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) someone down (esp. with sexual connotations)
to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl
to throw away; to abandon
to die; to lay down life's burden
indiscriminate shooting; random shooting; firing blindly
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
to be smeared; to be covered
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
military of the Empire of Japan
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit
to yield; to give way to; to make way for
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
reflective water surface; reflecting water
body double; double; wire puller; person behind the scenes; shadow commander
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate