victory or defeat; victory and defeat
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
principle of laissez-faire
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
this, that and the other; this and that
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
trouble; bother; annoyance
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
your body; your health; yourself; you
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party
assembling (in full force); muster; lining up; gathering; getting together
spherical; globular; globe-shaped
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
to catch off guard; to catch unprepared
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
scattered; separated; dispersed
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
from what (I've) seen; given that ...
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to send (a person or thing) to; to deliver; to escort
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
both armies; both teams; both sides
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
temple; shrine; sanctuary
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
(archeological) remains; ruins; relics
opening; gap; dried and opened fish; extension
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed