the ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
woman; female; feminine gender
successive generations; successive emperors
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
and so; therefore; for that reason
to have full knowledge (of something); to know something thoroughly
beyond that point; after that
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
riskiness; (level of) danger
passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
unusual power; superpower; ability beyond that of humans
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
magic sword; cursed sword
mimesis; mimicry; camouflage
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
completely; thoroughly; horribly; without exception; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
aggression; invasion; raid
to take measures (against); to take steps