blood relationship; blood relations; being genetically related
pledge; vow; (of a man and woman) having sexual relations; having sexual intercourse; destiny; fate
sweet flag (Acorus calamus); calamus; Japanese iris (Iris ensata var. ensata)
rough estimate; rough calculation; expectation; anticipation; plan
difference between the sexes; sexual difference
to be matched against (in a sports contest)
wooden doll; blockhead; good-for-nothing
defeating in an instant; instant kill
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
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
rising from a crouch to charge; initial charge; face-off
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
head house (family); birthplace; originator
boastful talk about one's love life; speaking fondly about one's sweetheart; going on about one's love affairs
being empty-handed; bare hands (in a fight); being penniless
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
pupil; disciple; follower
considerable; formidable; tremendous; really something else; exceptional; impressive
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain