disadvantageous; long (odds)
bet; wager; stake; gamble
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
escaping from prison; breaking out of prison; jailbreak; jailbreaking (a smartphone, video game console, etc.)
person of paramount authority; supreme wielder of power
to be granted (e.g. a title); to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be gifted with (a talent); to be taught (e.g. a secret technique); to be instructed; to be initiated
temporary; transitory; short-lived
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to refer to; to consult; to use as a reference
roundhouse kick; turning kick
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
counter; counting device; (service) counter (at a bank, store, etc.); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); bar; counter-attack (in soccer); counter
very loud volume; megavolume
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
to draw back; to leave (e.g. the area); to withdraw
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
bipedal walking; walking on two legs
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
vulnerability; weakness; fragility; vulnerability; security hole
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
ashibarai; foot sweep; sweeping one's opponent's legs from under them (judo, etc.)
flight; desertion; escape
perfect score; full marks; perfection; grading out of a hundred; grading on a scale of 0 to 100
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
to rock; to shake; to swing
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
heaven's punishment; divine punishment; well-deserved punishment; just punishment
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period