to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
turning over; flipping over; reply; response; marks written alongside characters in a classical Chinese text to indicate their ordering when read in Japanese; lapel
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness
water pressure; hydraulic pressure
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
to kill (with a weapon); to slay; to defeat (an opponent); to beat
exaltation; emotional uplift
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to live through; to survive
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
of course; certainly; naturally
innate ability; innate talent; natural gift
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
martial arts; military arts; wushu (Chinese martial art)
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; sabaki; properly treating one's weak stones under attack
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
to avenge (someone) by striking down their killer
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
smelling of mud; smelling of earth; unrefined; unpolished; uncouth
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way
to run up to; to rush over
detoxification; counteracting poison; neutralizing poison
lifting a curse; breaking a spell; disenchantment
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)