to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
(how) many times; (how) often
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
war; fighting; fierce competition
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
six (long cylindrical things)
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
match declared drawn due to injury
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
episode; anecdote; vignette
considerably; fairly; quite
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
worthy opponent; worthy rival; good match
old wound; scar; old unpleasant incident; past misdeed
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light