hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
confused; chaotic; jumbled; upside-down
to yell; to rant; to rave
self-control; self-restraint
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
heroic; brave; majestic; soul-stirring; lively; gallant
roar; cry (esp. of triumph); battle cry; screech (of a bird); scream; yawp
locational advantage; advantageous position
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
one round; one turn; one size (larger or smaller); one cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
single combat; duel; one-on-one fight
direct control; direct supervision
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
king; king; king (chess piece)
general (manager, strike, etc.); (military) general
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
flash (of light); glint; swift strike; quick decisive move
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
using all one's strength; using all one's might
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
licking one's lips (at the sight of appetizing food); licking one's lips (in anticipation); waiting eagerly (for); salivating (e.g. at the thought)
to hit and break open; to crush; to smash
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180 ml; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 square meters; one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
to hit each other; to exchange blows; to fight
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
to kill (with a weapon); to slay; to defeat (an opponent); to beat