killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
naked eye; the physical eye
at; in; at; when; by; with
somehow; for some reason or other
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
the latter; the second; successor; descendant
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
opening fully; full throttle; full power
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
light; light (colour, food, comedy, etc.); right; right field; right fielder
testimony; (verbal) evidence
mining; digging; working (a mine)
one large ...; a great ...
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to settle (in a place); to settle down
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
remarkably; noticeably; visibly; considerably; perceptibly; appreciably
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
vein (of ore); reef; streak; lode
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)