care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
heap; pile; stack; full measure
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
getting a lump in one's throat; overflowing with feelings; chest full of; lungs full of
from what (I've) seen; given that ...
exaltation; emotional uplift
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
right in the center (centre)
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
bamboo screen; rattan blind; bamboo mat (for rolling sushi)
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
at that time; in those days
twenty years of age; youth; early age; tender age of ...
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
advanced student; advanced learner; advanced practitioner; experienced person
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
sidearm throw; sidearm delivery; sidearm pitch
drastic move (e.g. hold or strike in martial arts); power technique; display of power
to pair with; to pair up; to pair off
hungry (e.g. for success)
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
wicked heart; evil design