worthy opponent; good match for someone; well-matched adversary
innermost secrets (of an art or skill); mysteries; essence; heart
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
to misfire; to come to naught; to end in failure; to fizzle out; to fall flat
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
healing item; health item
to show mercy; to show sympathy; to have compassion; to be kind
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
first cry of a newborn baby
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
talking in delirium; delirious talk; delirious utterances; nonsense; rubbish; silly talk
to lull (a child) to sleep; to put to sleep
equality; impartiality; evenness
atonement; the Atonement (of Jesus Christ)
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
top recommendation; something highly recommended
(financial) settlement; squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
to span; to bridge; to cross; to straddle
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
hint; suggestion; clue; suggestion
being evenly matched; being equal with; being on a par with; (arch.) eldest and second eldest brother; (arch.) older and younger brother
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
memories; recollections; reminiscence
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start; beginning
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
signature move (assoc. with a martial artist, wrestler, etc.); finishing move
hard blow; crushing blow; severe attack
following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing; tailing; chasing
scattering (e.g. dust in the wind, enemies before an assault); dispersal; flying off (in all directions); flying apart
long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana); tachi; sabre-like sword worn on the hip with the blade facing down
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
to be sacrificed; to become a victim (of); to fall victim (to); to lose one's life
price; cost; charge; price (of achieving something); cost; sacrifice