riverbed; raised platform on the bank of a river for enjoying the cool in summer
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
to shake one's head (in denial)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
like this; in this way; as you see
stupidity; ignorance; stupid person; ignorant person
tone or force of an argument
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
irony; rhetorical question
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
that kind; competition; match
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
as usual; as is one's habit
although; though; despite the fact that ...
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to attack; to strike; to take a swing at
otherwise; or else; if not
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
course; route; path; process; means
tip of a sword; point of a sword
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
match; game; bout; contest
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
bamboo stick used to strike meditators into greater wakefulness (in Zen Buddhism); striking someone's wrist with one's index and middle finger
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to sustain a serious wound
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall
everything; anything; nothing
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded