to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
way (of doing); manner; method; means
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
tall figure; high stature
to throw at; to turn; to raise
fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
to leap back; to jump back
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to serve; to work for; to attend
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
for a moment; even as a joke; even in the slightest degree
to find fault with everybody; to make oneself disagreeable
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
to put on (another's shoes by mistake); to put (shoes) on the wrong feet; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse; to have a mistaken idea of
martial spirit; military spirit; the spirit of true warriors