considerably; greatly; a lot
to go ahead; to pull ahead
leader; pioneer; guide; leader (in Shugendō)
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
senior; elder; person older than oneself
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
speech; expression; wording; language
innermost depths of one's heart
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
to read (a kanji) with its native Japanese reading
saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb
literature; books (reference); document
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
megalomania; delusions of grandeur
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
narrative-like structure; narrative style
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
cannot handle (it) any longer; fed up with; enough is enough
to flare up; to burst into flames
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
worthy opponent; worthy rival; good match
on countless occasions; many a time
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
delusion; trick of the imagination
deep affection; dear; beloved