very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
soldier; combatant; warrior
every person; each one; everybody
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
to look down on; to make light of
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
not yet known; unknown; strange
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
rising up; towering; plump; chubby; shaggy; hairy
to rise; to erect; to get up
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
flash (of light); glint; schiller
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
periodic; regular; routine
fit; spasm; attack; seizure