to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
to join forces; to cooperate
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
here and there; in places
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
different opinion; objection
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
mwahahaha (evil laughter)
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
to fight with swords; to cross swords
(in) his way; peculiar to him
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
of course; certainly; naturally
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
opinion; intention; thought
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account