I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
decoration; ornament; trimmings
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to lose a battle to win the war; to incur damage so as to inflict greater damage on a foe; (lit.) to allow one's flesh to be cut in order to sever another's bone
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
to join forces; to cooperate
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
sincere; earnest; serious
nape (of the neck); nucha
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
just one person; only one
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack
war situation; progress of a battle