to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
battle standard decorated with hanging strips of paper or leather; fireman's standard (Edo period)
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
blinding someone's eyes (to make an escape); smoke screen; distraction; magic (trick); sleight of hand
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
specialization; specialisation
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
to finish reading; to read through; to figure out; to fully anticipate
to stagger; to stumble; to waver; to be in two minds; to have an affair (with); to fall (for someone)
success; achievement; fruition
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)
hateful; detestable; loathsome
to trace back to (the origins of something)
to be collected (of clams, etc.); to be gathered (of mushrooms, herbs, etc.); to be picked (of fruit, etc.); to be able to collect; to be able to extract; to be able to get
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
influenced (by); under an influence
source; origin; exit; way out; (appropriate) moment to come out; (right) time to appear
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
self-taught method; one's own way; one's own style
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to try to unsettle someone; to throw off balance
conclusion; decision; end; settlement