crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
my personal (e.g. opinion)
to do in place of or on behalf of (someone)
to be manageable; to be able to handle
strain; deformation; warp; harmful effects; strain; stress
the country; countryside; rural districts; cultivated land; fields
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it
completely; thoroughly; horribly; without exception; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
fruition; fructification; bearing fruit; bearing fruit (of efforts, plans, etc.); coming to fruition; yielding success
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
relieved; refreshed; frank; candid; easy-going
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
to be knotty (of a tree, etc.); to be gnarled; to be rough and bony (hands, fingers, etc.); to be gnarled; to be knobby
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
realization of a great ambition; realisation of a great ambition
to come to nothing; to be wasted; to fall through; to end without result
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
premeditated murder; deliberate murder; willful murder; wilful murder
to be true to nature; to be lifelike
snappingly; with a snap; merely ...; having just ...
to discuss; to find fault with; to criticize; to criticise
foolhardiness; recklessness; savage valour; savage valor; brute courage
matter of concern and interest
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
one's manners; one's attitude
to trouble; to bother; to annoy
visit to a temple or shrine; worship; pilgrimage
unclean; dirty; unsanitary; indecent; dirty (story, money, etc.); obscene
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
God's will; heaven's decree; mandate of Heaven; one's life; one's lifespan
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly