squad of swordsmen; unit armed with drawn swords; Battōtai; special police unit of swordsmen during the Satsuma Rebellion (1877)
combat engineer; military engineer; combat engineering; military engineering
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
to rock; to shake; to swing
inner sanctum; inner temple; inner shrine; sanctuary; chancel
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
expression; look; countenance; face
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to repeat; to do over again
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
single combat; duel; one-on-one fight
to be manageable; to be able to handle
for this very reason; that is exactly why
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
to be left in the dust (of); to be outdone (by); to be subordinate (to); to play second fiddle (to); to take second billing (to)
(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)