treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear
to cause someone's death; to cause someone to die; to kill
blind (devotion, faith, etc.); reckless
to serve; to work for; to attend
to find out; to discover; to detect
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
warrior; soldier; courageous person; strong person
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
to break (by kicking); to kick down (e.g. a door); to kick open; to smash through (e.g. the enemy); to rout
none other than; ... himself; ... herself
insolent fellow; rude fellow
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
serious wound; serious injury
to slide into; to slip into
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
to paint over heavily; to plaster up
slumping; flopping down; heavily rotating
covered with; stained; smeared
implement for carrying heavy loads, generally made of bamboo and woven grass or rope
to crouch; to squat; to cower
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
generation; the world; the age
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
to nip (something) in the bud
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
spokesperson; speaker (for someone); mouthpiece; voice (e.g. for the ordinary citizen)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
how long; how much; to what extent
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily