retainer; subject; vassal; servant
meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
different thing; another question; different case
private parts; privates; genitalia; disgraceful thing; shame; embarrassment
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
command; lead; generalship; leadership
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means; very hard to manage
this and that; various things
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)
to be boisterously noisy; to do merrily (laughing, chattering, etc.); to shimmer; to ripple; to sparkle
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)
front; frontage; facade; main
threat; intimidation; menace
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
bracer (arm guard used in archery); gauntlet (armour); glove (in kendo or fencing); strike to the forearm (in kendo)
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
spectators; onlookers; members of the audience
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
carrying voice; well-projected voice
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach