head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
event; phenomenon; matter
unable to get along; unable to cooperate; unable to hit it off; not seeing eye to eye
slight; insignificant; small
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
substitution; material; price; margin (e.g. for stapling, etc.); area required for something; (arch.) shiro (unit of land area equal to one-fiftieth of a tan; approx. 19.83 m.sq.)
common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
to put an end (to); to close the books (on)
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
four tassels hung above the ring
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing; tailing; chasing
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
two colours; two varieties; two types
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
being empty-handed; being penniless; having no capital (for starting a business)
hard struggle; strenuous effort
changing completely; transformation
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
to be able to manage somehow or another
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
very great; enormous; serious
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
to be at a loss how to continue; to become disheartened
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
in (e.g. secret); with (e.g. success)
to blaze; to burn brightly
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)