from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
to shake off; to throw off
to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
stabbing to death; putting out
field battle; field operations; open battle; battlefield; battlefront
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
idling away time; unproductively; slowly (moving); heavily; ponderously
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
to shift (something) from one hand to the other; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to exchange (what one is holding for something else)
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting); vital point
archer; bowman; shooter; gunner
as one had hoped; as one wishes
magic; sorcery; witchcraft; magic tricks (with large-scale props)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to blunder; to fail; to make a mistake
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
care; precaution; guarding; caution
while doing over and over; repeatedly
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
playing dead; feigning death; playing possum
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
another's affair; matter of no concern; nothing to do with one
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
to see well in the dark; to have good night vision
roost; nest; pad; crib; one's home
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
be (that) as it may; having said that
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
the latter; the second; successor; descendant
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic