just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
imitation; counterfeit; fake; sham; ersatz (object)
vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
hornet; yellow jacket; wasp (of subfamily Vespinae); Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia); yak-killer hornet
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)
to be muffled; to be mumbled; to be muttered
(not) the slightest bit; (not) the least; (not) at all
battle standard raised next to the horse of a commander
to cringe with fear; to cower with fright; to be terribly afraid
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
to collapse (of a building, dream, plan, etc.); to be destroyed; to fall through; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; to be routed
one direction; unidirectional; non-interactive
advance or retreat; moving forwards or backwards; course of action; behaviour; remaining in one's post or resigning; staying or leaving
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
to make an onslaught (on); to close in (on)
to carry something out of a place; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery); to mention something; to broach a topic
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
desire for revenge; vengeful thoughts
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana); tachi; sabre-like sword worn on the hip with the blade facing down
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
left breast; left side of the chest
to come to bloodshed; to see bloodshed
to tear off forcefully; to pluck off; to pull off
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
plan; scheme; stratagem; plot; trick
stretcher; litter; gurney
to envelop; to blanket; to cloak
to turn into a state of feverish mood
succession; continuation; series; sequence
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord