exactly as stated; verbatim
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
here and there; everywhere
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
tough guy; wild one; fearless fighter
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
explanation; interpretation
settlement; solution; resolution
light; faint; pale; fleeting
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to write down; to record; to register
becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
to kill by hitting; to beat to death; to slaughter
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
half a point (esp. in go)
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
direction of movement (motion); direction of travel (esp. train)
nether region; between the legs; groin; crotch
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding