pledge; vow; (of a man and woman) having sexual relations; having sexual intercourse; destiny; fate
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
whispering into a person's ear
fellows; comrade; colleague; one's equal
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
to throw oneself (into an activity)
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
secret information; intelligence
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
evaluation; criticism; commenting on; assessment; estimation
tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to fight; to exchange blows
instructor; (fencing) teacher; model
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
again; once more; a second time
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
sons and daughters; children; girl
ornamental writing (esp. initial letters); decorative lettering; fancy script
sidelong glance; flirtatious glance
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater