sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot
(sound effect for) collapsing; losing strength; slumping; losing balance
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
something like ...; something called ...
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
martial arts; military arts; Bushido
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to blame; to find fault with
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to resort to violence; to perform a drastic act
constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
right of succession; right to the throne
imitation; counterfeit; fake; sham; ersatz (object)
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
very likely; very probable
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
nothing ventured, nothing gained; (lit.) you will not get the tiger cub without entering the tiger's den
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself