thief; robber; burglar; bandit
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
reinforcements; reserve troops; rear guard; attacking from the rear; pincer movement from the back
readiness to die; (in the) face of death
tragic but brave; heroic; grim
rank (of troops); line; formation; array; procession
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
prince on a white horse; knight on a white horse; Prince Charming
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
tribe; race; group (of people who share a common feature); gang; tribe (taxonomic rank); group (in the periodic table)
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
consolation money; solatium; reparation; damages; settlement
at the mercy of (something or someone)
to kick; to treat (a person) poorly; to walk all over (someone)
to leave it as is; to leave it at that; to let it be; to stop with something
(in) her way; peculiar to her
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
foreign matter; impurities
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
binoculars; field glasses
according to plan; as planned
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
central; main; just (done); counter for consecutive losses
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to be annoyed; to be inconvenienced
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
from ancient times; from old times; from time immemorial
inadequacy; inappropriateness; unfitness; impropriety
state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
archipelago; group of islands
inconvenient (residence); unpleasant (surroundings); difficult (to live in)