strong-willed; strong of heart
inexperienced person; novice; greenhorn; green hand
to spew venom; to speak ill (of people)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
to kill (with a weapon); to slay; to defeat (an opponent); to beat
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to encamp; to take up positions
succession; continuation; series; sequence
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
protective wall; defensive wall; barrier; bulwark
hostile party; enemy side
performance (of a duty); fulfillment (of a promise); fulfilment; execution (of a contract); discharge; implementation
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by
great difference; big difference; wide margin
being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)
making doubly sure; points scored for good measure; insurance run (in baseball)
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
mask; veil; disguise; anonymous; unmarked; incognito
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
fishnet shirt; mesh shirt
conversely; on the contrary
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
Viking; smorgasbord; buffet; smorgasbord (of things); hodge-podge
big man; large man; tall man; giant
race (of people); type of person
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
to hit each other; to exchange blows; to fight