life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
thorough; exhaustive; complete
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
kama (desire, wish, or longing; one of the goals of life in Hindu tradition); Kamadeva (Hindu god of human love)
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
by a hair's breadth; in the nick of time; touch and go; close call; critical moment
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
great achievement; glorious deed; (gaining) fame; (earning) distinction
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise