to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
old wound; scar; unpleasant past experience; painful memory; past misdeed
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
by sheer strength; by brute force
to press down; to hold down; to pin down
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
to make the most of the present; to live for the moment; to seize the day
to be perturbed; to be agitated
sorry; too bad (for you)!; tough luck!
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
narrow (blade); slender (figure, build); thin
to search for; to seek for; to look for
time; season; period; phase; stage
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce
coercion; overpowering; overawing; daunting
to hit each other; to exchange blows; to fight
offset; offsetting each other; set-off; setoff; killing each other
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
bye-bye; goodbye; saying goodbye; parting
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
you could say; you might say; verging on the
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations