cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking
armed might; military power; the sword; force
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
in the hand; (something) easily manipulated
aspect; phase; condition; modality
rest; relaxation; recreation; recuperation; convalescence
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
biological child; one's own child
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
taking into consideration; making allowances (for); reserve; restraint; leniency
fair; impartial; just; fairness; impartiality; justice
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
hostile party; enemy side
distant view; looking from a distance; being able to see a long distance; good long-distance vision; farsightedness
make-up; get-up; disguise; costume
single combat; duel; one-on-one fight
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
foster father; adoptive father
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
to lose face; to disgrace oneself
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
to open up (to someone); to become unreserved; to lower one's guard; to become friendly (with); to feel at ease; to take a relaxed attitude (to)
bravery; military prowess; valour; valor
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
day by day; every day; by the day
alarming; worrisome; of concern
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time