to put in; to place inside; to be enthusiastic; to be engrossed; to be in high spirits; to be excited
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking
pull; patronage; tug; discount
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
soldier; combatant; warrior
to search for a way out of a potentially fatal situation; to seek for a way out of a desperate situation
desperation; struggle to the death
to be the ruin of (a person)
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
to escape death; to be saved from death
treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help
without being able to help oneself; against one's will; compelling; pressing; irresistible
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence