to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
archer; bowman; bow-wielding soldier; crossbow soldier
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
powerful person; influential person
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)