to fight with swords; to cross swords
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
war; battle; match; game; competition
choice; selection; option
point of departure; initial point; starting point
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
to revel in trouble and discord; to be bent on making trouble; to like starting fights
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
change of course; changing direction; shifting position (of retreating forces); retreat
rope; cord; policeman's rope
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
anti-cavalry palisade (Sengoku period)
to start a signal fire; to use a smoke signal; to initiate an action; to start a campaign
to agree; to decide upon; to enter into (a contract)
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to have a short turning radius (e.g. car); to be adaptable; to be quick to respond to shifting circumstances
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
according to plan; as planned; on target
to smile a smile of satisfaction
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
stillness; rest; being stationary; standing still; coming to a standstill
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
sharp-eyed; keen-eyed; easily awakened
formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious
way of calling (something or someone)
first attack; first strike; first blow
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
to be hesitant; to feel timid
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
grand; magnificent; majestic; great; sublime
to wind (of a road, river, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although