to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
to take command; to give direction
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect
government service; official position; civil service
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
reality; actuality; hard fact
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
while; during (the time when)
as many (people) as possible
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
drawing a sword; drawn sword
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain