robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
again and again; repeatedly
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
sound of a gun; roar of cannon
full length; total length; overall length
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
covert action; covert operations
basic technology; generic technology
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
closeted maiden; carefully raised girl from a well-to-do family
changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over; changing quarters (of a geisha, prostitute, etc.)
to break off with (e.g. one's lover); to be sharp enough to cut one's skin (of a new banknote, etc.)
to lend an ear (to); to hear out; to listen to
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
faith; belief; piety; devotion; godliness
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
letting (someone) die without helping
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
good luck (in battle); may fortune be with you
fervour; fervor; vigour; vigor; ardour; ardor
to jump from one thing to another
fresco; mural; wall painting
to stop raining or snowing
immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
reset; fresh start; new beginning
giving one's name; self-introduction; announcing one's name, rank, lineage, etc. (of a samurai on the battlefield); name given to male members of the nobility and samurai class upon coming of age; Japanese kanji reading used in names
waist (the part of the pants located above the crotch); pant rise
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
to jump up; to leap up; to spring up
river surface; surface of a river
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
percussion hammer; firing hammer; cocking piece
on the water; aquatic; waterside; water's edge
to pitch forward; to fall forward