predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
behavioral principle; principle (value) governing one's conduct
to revere; to respect; to worship
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
to play a leading role; to play a central part
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
to throw at; to turn; to raise
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
able; capable; competent; able person; person of ability
a short while ago; already
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
different opinion; objection
objection; dissent; protest
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
to stab each other; to sacrifice oneself in order to harm someone else
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to find out; to discover; to locate
to kill; to defeat; to beat
as soon as possible; at the earliest time
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
wooden house; frame house (building)
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
invisibly; secretly; privately
legitimate self-defence; legitimate self-defense
hospitalization; hospitalisation
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
to invent a pretext for a quarrel; to pick a fight
excessive or unjustifiable self-defense (defence)
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
student; student who performs housework in exchange for meals and lodging; houseboy (attending school or university)
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter