body guard; military escort
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
ugh (when angry, irritated, etc.); ack; ach; tsk; keh
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
series of battles; successive battles
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
(hand) weapon; (arch.) one's forte; (arch.) one's special skill; (arch.) weapon one is skilled in using
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to stick (in); to stick out; to rise sharply; to stand (doing nothing)
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
charm; spell; curse; malediction; dharani; mantra
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
mud; (wet) dirt; thief; Android (mobile operating system)
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to have an eye on; to zero in on
to make a mistake; to blunder
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
thinking nothing of ...; undaunted by ...; in defiance of ...; in spite of ...; in the face of ...; ignoring ...