king; monarch; ruler; champion
nothing but; except; no more than
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
person of high rank or position
arrogance; haughtiness; conceitedness
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
one's future; one's fate; prospects; one's way; one's path
the curtain opens (for the start of a play, act, etc.); the curtain rises; to start (of a play); to start (of an event, campaign, etc.); to begin
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
to stick it out (until the end)
panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
troublesome; annoying; complicated
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
rearguard; rear guard; back (player)
in the meanwhile; during the time
lie; rye; rai (Algerian music style)
side; beside; feature of a sword blade
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to attack and scatter; to argue vehemently
it's easier said than done; (lit.) saying is easy; doing is hard