to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
study; pursuit of knowledge
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
height (of body); stature
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
physical strength; muscle strength
only recently; just of late
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
to gain a victory; to win
study; diligence; discount; reduction
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to turn towards; to point
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish