on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
to get change back; to be more than enough
young person; youth; young
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
proper; right; reasonable
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
series of battles; successive battles
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
murder; killing; murderer
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
deterioration (in quality, performance, etc.); degradation; worsening; (visible) aging; becoming unattractive (due to aging)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
that is not supposed to ...; that ought not to ...; that should never ...; that cannot possibly ...
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
charging (at the enemy) with a shout; rush; rushing (an activity); working at full speed; penetration; piercing
violence; reckless action; (an) outrage
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
coercion; overpowering; overawing; daunting
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
percussion hammer; firing hammer; cocking piece
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
palm heel; heel of the palm
to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
related to; in relation to
always having a comeback; fast-talking