make-up; makeup; cosmetics; decoration; dressing; veneer
care (e.g. medical); attention; nursing; kea (Nestor notabilis)
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
jōjutsu; form of martial art using a cane staff
knowledge (of a skill, art, etc.); proficiency; essentials; know-how; preparedness; readiness
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde; forward (player)
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
just you wait and see (as a threat)
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
with a thump; with a clang; with a clank
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
to begin shooting; to shoot out
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
go on!; right!; here goes!
doing as one is told; yes-man
covered in blood; bloodstained; bloody; gory
sword skills; swordsmanship
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
trying out a new sword or blade (originally on someone, but now on soaked straw targets)
simmer; bubble out; flow out
horse's back; (mountain) ridge; arête; road along a ridge
to blunder; to fail; to make a mistake
arrest; apprehension; capture
main force; main strength; main effort; primary focus
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger