to temper thoroughly; to train well
fighter (for); militant; champion (of); boxer
elegant; refined; beautiful
(examination) comments and marks; rating
first-class goods; A-grade product
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
draft; draught; handprint; signed hand-print; permit (for passing a barrier checkpoint during the Edo period); pass
entry qualifications; joining qualifications
supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory
to go against; to act contrary to; to run counter to; to deviate from
ambition; the Buddha's great vow (to save all people)
to reign supreme; to assume the leadership (hegemony); to dominate
brightly colored; vivid; colorful; colourful; brilliant; radiant
proficiency; mastery; becoming proficient (in)
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
mediocrity; the masses; ordinary run of men
to sit in a row; to be present (and lined up)
to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to begin to get dark; to begin to set (the Sun)
release; liberation; acquittal
regulars; regular soldiers
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
to look up (at); to look upwards; to respect; to look up to
to be hideously burned; to be burned raw
carbonization; carbonisation
sinner; evildoer; wrongdoer
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
beating to death; striking dead
flour; meal; powder; heroin
mixing; blending; adding; adulteration; contamination
tear gland; lacrimal gland
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
the first to thrust a spear (at the enemy); the first to achieve fame; the first to achieve merit
turnout (of people); start (of a race, campaign, business, etc.); beginning; initial charge; dash
exhibition; exposition; expo; fair
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack