practice; practising; experience
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
head; brains; intellect; understanding
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
reason; cause; circumstances
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
children and grandchildren; posterity; descendants
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
be (that) as it may; having said that
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
Echizen (former province located in parts of present-day Fukui and Gifu prefectures)
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
main cause; primary factor
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
hey!; c'mon!; pushy; overbearing; self-assured
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to take off one's clothes; to undress
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
it's not like; it isn't as if
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
incidence; injection; input; incident