to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
offense and defense; offence and defence; batting and fielding
sword skills; swordsmanship
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal
encouragement; promotion; inducement; incitement; stimulation
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
price; cost; value; worth; value
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
decorum; propriety; politeness
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering
to knock down; to utterly defeat
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
cheers; applause; ovation; acclamation
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
fit; spasm; attack; seizure
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
to decide; to determine; to judge
secrecy; highly classified information
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to reflect; to muse
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
to concern; to be related
contract; compact; agreement
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
eternal; unlimited; endless
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip