adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
famous scene (in a movie or play)
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
powerless; helpless; incompetent
beginning; outset; first; onset
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
directly opposite; right in front
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
bad example from which one can learn; good example of what not to do (esp. how not to behave); negative example
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
management; administration; operation
ancient Japanese martial arts
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
extreme modification (esp. of cars or toy figurines)