to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
manly; masculine; like a man
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
to show mercy; to show sympathy; to have compassion; to be kind
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
forward; officious; impertinent; intrusive
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
to order; to command; to appoint
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
in the same way as; just like
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
one's long-cherished desire
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
second day of the month; two days
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to approach the finale; to come to a close
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner