to dye; to colour; to color
majestic figure; imposing figure; impressive appearance; magnificent appearance
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
disillusionment; disillusion; disenchantment
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
therapeutic agent; remedy; medicine; drug; cure
disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
gallant; manly; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; chivalrous
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
probability; likelihood; chances
assistance; backing; reinforcements
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth
exchange of blows; long rally
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
scratch; graze; scrape; minor damage
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
posture; position; stance
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
to hit each other; to exchange blows; to fight
since; henceforth; ever since
match; game; bout; contest
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
play; recreation; playing (a sport); play; playing (a musical instrument); musical performance; play (theatrical performance)
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
nothing but; none other than
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
to fight with swords; to cross swords