tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; helpless; powerless
to pierce through; to break through
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
one's background; one's history; one's circumstances; one's merit; asset; strong point
to lie face down; to lie flat (on one's stomach); to bend down (in submission); to bow down; to (crouch) and hide (behind); to conceal oneself; to lie down (and sleep)
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
strict; hidebound; inflexible; being a stickler for the rules; sticking hard and fast to the rules
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
other self; alter ego; to be split off (of a part of oneself); to clone oneself; incarnations of Buddha
walking briskly; determinedly
drawing a sword; drawn sword
end; finish; bound; limit; finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki); trump card
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
to get between; to be caught in
great admiration; deep respect
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
loud laughter (esp. by a group of people); roar of laughter; raucous laughter
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
being cleared (of doubt, misgivings, etc.); being dispelled; melting away; melting (of ice)
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
strong interaction; strong force
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (voice); fluent (speech); eloquent
to put (into); to put away (in); to pay (fees, taxes, etc.); to deliver; to accept (a gift or money); to keep (within a limit); to offer (to a shrine, deity, etc.)
to become inverted; to become reversed
the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate