nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)
trouble; difficulty; hospitality; treatment; treat
warp; curvature; bend; curve (of a sword)
strenuous effort; earnestness; seriousness
playfulness; mischivousness; naughtiness
be on your guard; negligence is the enemy
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
trouble; harmful effect; evil influence; implication; involvement
pushing through; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
possession; retention; maintenance; holding; keeping
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
to be stranded; to be forced to stay; to be obliged to stay
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
distilled liquor; spirits; hard liquor; cachaça (Brazilian liquor)
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; ritual exchange of cups (to seal a bond or pledge)
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor; (lit.) to touch the scale on a dragon's throat
treating (someone) with great caution (so as not to anger or upset them); handling with kid gloves; treating gingerly
supply route; supply road; communications (military)
surplus power; momentum; impetus; inertia
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
drinking water; potable water
to yell; to shout; to scream; to bawl
decline; ebb; failure; decay; decrease; loss
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
to drive away; to scatter; to rout
intimidation; threat; bluster
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
bogging down; dragging on; turning into a quagmire; becoming mired in a mess
100,000; hundred thousand