slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
national defence; national defense
rising; ascending; climbing
middle of the night; dead of night; midnight
breathing of a sleeping person
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
something unusual; something odd; something out of the ordinary
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
row of houses; each house; every house; every door
something indistinct; (lit.) a crow in a pitch-black night
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
spider's thread; spider silk
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
storm caused by the devil; evil wind; eerie wind
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
rushing around; running wild
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
swordsmanship; line drawn by the tip of a sword when slashing
each; (arch.) you (plural)
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); to come to an end; to finish
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
slashing (someone) with a sword diagonally from the shoulder
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect
silently; hushed; in a still manner
to go together; to go in company (with); to go along (with)
wound (suffered in a fight)
counterintelligence; counterespionage
miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking
to worry about what lies ahead (based on the current situation); to look bleak (for the future); to not bode well
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
settlement (of a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); cleaning up afterwards; tidying up (when finished)