life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
just one person; only one
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to be affected; to put on airs; to pose
one's younger brother; underling (e.g. in yakuza); junior male peer; sworn younger brother
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
martial arts; military arts; Bushido
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
good at fighting; usually wins a fight
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
in terms of; from the point of view of
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
big man; large man; tall man; giant
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
resolute; determined; bold
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
very interesting; of great interest
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see