elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
war; battle; match; game; competition
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
fate; destiny; predestination
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to flare up; to burst into flames
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
memory; sense; experience
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
martial arts; military arts; Bushido
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to face; to go towards; to head towards
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
two persons; two people; pair; couple
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)