(beheading) block; guillotine; scaffold
arrogance; insolence; disrespect
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
unwritten law; common law; unwritten rule
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
near oneself; close to one; familiar
one cause; one reason; one factor
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
clean sweep; killing several with one sword sweep
to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
to mark the end; to spell the end
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
(with) only a few left; (with) little left
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
moment; brief space of time
to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
silence (not speaking); muteness