ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
another helping; second helping; seconds; other paw!
great cause; moral law; justice
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
absolutely; positively; decidedly
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
overall; general; as a whole
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
bad taste; poor taste; gaudiness; nastiness; nasty behaviour; perverse disposition
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
long ago; once upon a time
honour; honor; glory; renown
low-ranking samurai; rolling three and one (in a dice game)
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
to kill; to beat to death
simple and clear; plain and simple
worthy opponent; worthy rival; good match
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to call dibs; to establish a claim; (lit.) to spit on (thus preventing others from taking it)
to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering
connection; link; relationship