investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
being declared the winner of a bout
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
affectation; pretension; posturing; posing as; behaving as; acting like
bullying (the weak); bully
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
war; fighting; fierce competition
battlefield; battleground
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
hypocrite; dissembler; wolf in sheep's clothing; fox in a lamb's skin
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
sharp (tongue, criticism, etc.); cutting; scathing
to hit (someone); to strike; to make (a speech); to give (an address); to gamble
dullness (esp. of the skin); lack of luster; dirt; soil; contamination
since when; from when; how long
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
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
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
expression; look; countenance; face
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
annual tree ring; growth ring; experience in life
old age; ageing; aging; old person; the elderly; the aged
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
youthful; young; young-looking
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
senility; dotage; decrepitude
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
steel; sword steel; sword
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot