enemy camp; enemy line; last 3 rows of the board
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times
safety (well-being) of one's family; peace and prosperity in the household
keeping alive longer; prolonging life; life extension; life-support
long life; longevity; long-lived; long-running (e.g. TV program)
bringing luck and good fortune
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
conformity; compatibility; adaptability; congruity; congruence
marrying to become a housewife; (lit.) permanent employment (once one becomes a housewife)
on the board (shogi, go, etc.)
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
(eating) heartily; energetically; vigorously; bulging (muscles); welling up (of strength, courage, etc.)
(complete) set; outfit; kit; all; everything
rough-hewn; incomplete; unrefined; still in the process of being formed
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
a wise man keeps away from danger
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
feel uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
(physical) growth; development
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to twist; to screw; to wrench; to sprain
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
excessive or unjustifiable self-defense (defence)
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal