fair attack; fair tactics; straightforward approach; standard procedure; established method
surprise attack; sneak attack; foul play
cannot be helped; unavoidable
exquisite skill; wonderful performance
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
military affairs; military people
complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
rivalry (between two irreconcilable forces); conflict; strife; mutual overcoming cycle (of the five elements in Chinese philosophy; wood overcomes earth, earth overcomes water, water overcomes fire, fire overcomes metal, metal overcomes wood); excessive destructive cycle
Qing dynasty (of China; 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
extreme masochist; very masochistic
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to retaliate; to return a blow; to strike back (at); to retort
adherence; sticking (to); fixation
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
mystical power inherent in words; spirit of language
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
being apt to; being liable to; being inclined to
to look down on (someone); to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
rubbing (someone) the wrong way; irritating (someone)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
subordination; dependency
composition; constitution; composition (of a molecule, compound, etc.); constituent ratio; relative proportion of elements
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
change in appearance; transformation
exaggerated; extravagant; overdone
Nichiren chant; (an empty) slogan
binding hand and foot; sleep paralysis; temporary feeling of paralysis; being tied down with money
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
handle; grip; holder; person who holds
a handful (of); small amount (of); small number (of); trouncing; crushing
one's hand; name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end