equilibrium; good balance; poise
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
deadlock; standstill; stalemate; impasse; standoff
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
covering for the back of the hand and wrist
(all) important positions; every strategic point; each key post; (all) important parts; every important point
several years; a few years
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
calm; composed; leisurely
ominous atmosphere; ghostly air; weird air; unearthly atmosphere
to encamp; to take up positions
other party; opposite party; opposing team; one's opponent; one's adversary
sound judgment; sane decision; act performed with a clear mind
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
single combat; duel; one-on-one fight
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
opening of a scabbard; mouth of a sword sheath; style of shirt with carp-mouth shaped sleeves
to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...
stabbing to death; putting out
as if it weren't already enough; to an extreme degree; to excess; more than enough
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
wakizashi; short sword worn by samurai
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
to travel all over; to be active in places widely apart
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
drip; fall drop-by-drop; suddenly (of drops of water)
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
philosophical view; looking at philosophically; long view; farsighted view
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
sound of a gunshot; report of a gun