fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
day in and day out; all the time
young lady (in ref. to a maid, etc.)
unexpected result; upset; surprise
to become decrepit; to become senile
calm before a storm; lull before the storm
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
six; sixth (interval, chord)
to engage in a bloody feud; to have a family quarrel; to quarrel with one's own flesh and blood; (lit.) to wash blood for blood
incredibly brutal; gory; gruesome
apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock
to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
discussion; deliberation; thought; opinion
testing; experiment; test; examination; exam; trial
full; wholehearted; utmost; overall width
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
to pulverize; to break into pieces; to beat to a pulp; to defeat completely; to crush
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
entrails; giblets; tripe; offal
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
to smash violently; to crush
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
martial arts; military arts; Bushido
in-house; (on) the grounds; (in) the premises; hall; theatre; theater
to be rejuvenated; to feel young again
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
government worker; public servant; civil servant
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
championship game; finals (of a tournament); deciding round
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)