secret swordsmanship (of a specific school); secret traditions of fencing
yoke; constraints; oppression
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
candy fashioned in human and animal forms
firearms; missile; projectile weapon
boarding gate (airport); aircraft door
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
to blunder; to fail; to make a mistake
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large
a little; a bit; slightly
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
greater than ...; bigger ...
bipartite; in two parts; double
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
stupor; stupefaction; trance; (being) dumbfounded
to breathe one's last; to pass away; to die; to expire
to hold one's life dear; to be reluctant to die
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
holding out a little longer
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
mainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realm
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind