predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
written pledge; signed note of assurance; memorandum; legal instrument
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
hey there; I say; see here
martial arts; military arts; Bushido
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
to roll over; to tumble; to roll about (with laughter)
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
to rise; to erect; to get up
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
blue sky; skyrocketing (of prices); having no limit; the sky being the limit
it's no joke; gimme a break!
to govern; to manage; to subdue
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
several times (as large, over)
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
obedience; submission; resignation
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead