plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
on bad terms; at loggerheads
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
to hate each other; to hate mutually
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
with a click; with a snap
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
to surge; to well up; to gush out
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
entreaty; appeal; petition
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
laryngeal prominence; Adam's apple
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
two times; twice; two degrees
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together