sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; ritual exchange of cups (to seal a bond or pledge)
to give no leeway; to press (for an answer, etc.); to shower (questions on someone)
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
largest ever; biggest; record
private person; individual
complete victory; total victory
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
acting arbitrarily on one's own authority; acting arbitrarily without consultation
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
and so; therefore; for that reason
packing into a box; boxing (up); thing packed in a box
to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
pledge made over sake cups; exchange of nuptial cups
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes
wearing one's hair in braids
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
trembling voice; quavering voice
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to find the resolve (to do); to make up one's mind (with); to act on a thought
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
snapping back (at someone) despite being in the wrong; getting mad back
to lead; to direct; to take command
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
prohibition of use (of); ban on using (something)
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness; negligence
under-shoulder swing-down; technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down; dodging; parrying (questions); disappointment; letdown
to catch the eye; to attract attention
by your leave; with your permission