10,000,000,000; ten billion
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
absolutely; positively; decidedly
taking into consideration; making allowances
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
murder; killing; murderer
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
imitation; counterfeit; fake; sham; ersatz (object)
chō-han bakuchi; gambling game in which two dice are thrown and players bet on whether the total is odd or even
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
skill; dexterity; master hand
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
severe criticism; damnation
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
jaws of death; dangerous place; (lit.) tiger's den
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
based on; on the basis of
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
stroke (of a kanji, etc.)
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
choices; alternatives; options
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
drop (e.g. of water); drip