to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
whole army; whole team; all armies; all teams
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
(suffering a) decisive defeat; rout; thrashing; losing big
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
threat; menace; coercion; blackmail
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
like this; this sort; this way
sports-minded; sports-oriented
as many (people) as possible
sudden change; complete change
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
swordsmanship; line drawn by the tip of a sword when slashing
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
to recover; to rally; to improve; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to shift (a bag, etc.) from one hand to the other
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
(inflectional) ending of a word; end of a sentence
one's every action; every single move; slight effort; least trouble; small amount of work
(necessary) personnel; required person
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
to redeem debts (e.g. of a geisha)
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
monolith; large slab of rock; unity (of a group, organization, etc.); unanimity; solidarity
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
thin (air); weak (liquid); dilute; lacking (enthusiasm, consideration, substance, etc.); insubstantial; deficient
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person
transfer (of authority, power, etc.); delegation; devolution
supervisory authority; regulatory authority; right of management; custodial right
dull; slow; stupid; dull-brained
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
locking swords and pushing against each other; close contest; neck-and-neck game; fierce competition
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
coughing; hacking cough; thundering; drumming
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling