groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
nothing but; none other than
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
stale; hackneyed; cliched
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
decoration; ornament; trimmings
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
drawing a sword; drawn sword
to place in a row; to line up; to list; to enumerate; to talk a lot of nonsense; to tell a lot of lies
to go home; (arch.) to go; (arch.) to leave; (arch.) to pass (of time); (arch.) to die; (arch.) to go bad
dance of death; danse macabre
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
specialized weapon or skill; specialised weapon or skill
foreign enemy; outside invader
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
to burst open; to pop; to split
audience; spectator; spectators
exceeding what one had heard; beyond one's expectations
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
180.39 millilitres; 180.39 milliliters; 0.3306 square metres; 0.3306 square meters; one-tenth of the way (from the foot of a mountain to the top)
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
locking sword to sword (in a duel) and pushing; fierce, close-fought competition
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
on the occasion of; at the time of
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
bravery; courage; heroism
pillar of fire; blazing column
to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion