unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
round meat; meat from a pig's thigh (from which ham is made)
to rouse oneself; to psyche oneself up
five-family unit; five-man group; quintet
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
heroic; brave; majestic; soul-stirring; lively; gallant
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to go unpunished; to be tolerated; to be allowed; to be overlooked
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
vents at the hips of a pair of hakama
helper; assistant; second
ahead; further on; beyond (this place); before this; prior to this; earlier
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
boasting; bragging; talking big
technique; art; skill; move
fall; drop; descent; coming down
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier); guandao; Chinese glaive
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
striking; remarkable; considerable
quick to seize an opportunity
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
such; like that; that sort of; very
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
at last your time has come; I have found you at last
impertinent; impudent; cheeky
hostility; animosity; enmity
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to jostle; to crowd; to haggle
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this