mastery; skillfulness; dexterity; master hand; expert
tough guy; wild one; veteran (in a particular field); expert; person of surprising audacity; someone with a lot of nerve
weak constitution; ill health
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively
to run around; to bustle about
fury; frenzy; madness; wildness
in succession; one by one
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
innocence; mind free of obstructive thoughts; detachment; insentient; pestering (someone for money, etc.); asking
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
to break into fragments; to go to pieces
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
deployment; spreading out; dispersal
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape; to make good one's escape
overcoat; greatcoat; cloak; wrap; mantle
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
toppling sideways; turning sideways; falling over sideways; barrel roll
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
falling over; toppling sideways
to jump up; to leap up; to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to jump ahead; to skip ahead
to know thoroughly; to have full knowledge of
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)