to pulverize; to break into pieces; to beat to a pulp; to defeat completely; to crush
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
to come to bloodshed; to see bloodshed
number of times; frequency; count
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
hostility; antagonism; opposition
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
looking upon (someone) as an enemy; regarding as an enemy; being hostile toward
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
inquiry; enquiry; question; searching; looking for
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to lend an ear (to); to hear out; to listen to
present (brought by a visitor); gift
tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
logic; reasoning; argument
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
indiscrimination; without discrimination; indiscriminate
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
to lose face; to be disgraced
to create (a sensation); to cause (a commotion); to give rise to (controversy); to raise (a cloud of dust); to kick up (dust)
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out
matter for the future; something that is a long way off; something that is not going to happen anytime soon
to be superstitious; to believe in omens
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
lucky day; auspicious day; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
firm; unshakeable; resolute
to withstand; to be able to endure
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
indigenousness; being native (to a region); settling (of people); native; indigenous; aboriginal
contempt; derision; slight; disdain
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
order; command; directions; instructions
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
hiding at all costs; desperate cover-up; doing one's best to keep (something) secret
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)