killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
downpour; pouring rain; heavy rain; pelting rain; cloudburst
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
does not; can not; will not
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
(distinction of) sex; gender
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
right beside; close to; nearby
trouble; bother; annoyance
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup
movements; bearing; deportment; farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
law-like nature; regularity
vision (of the future); foresight; large display screen; imagination; insight; (sense of) sight
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
revolving lantern; ever-changing scene (e.g. life flashing before one's eyes)
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
pleasant memory to take to the afterlife; good memory; something that makes one feel one can die in peace
special characteristics; peculiarity; distinctiveness
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
reason; grounds; circumstances
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
death penalty; capital punishment