exchange of blows; long rally
to make progress; to develop; to evolve (method, style, etc.)
to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
to be the ruin of (a person)
whole area; surrounding area; all around; everywhere; all over the place
to play a trick on; to cheat; to deceive; to dupe
fire fighting; extinguishing a fire
state of reduced activity; lull; state of abeyance; stable condition
to descend; to stoop; to degrade oneself; to be reduced to
to run up onto (e.g. sidewalk); to run aground; to be stranded
to fade into dusk; to fade into twilight; to decline; to wane; to look melancholic (of a person)
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill
realm of the dead; the other world; underworld; hell
admonition; commandment; sila (precept)
river; stream; River; the ... river
longing; great desire; aspiration
adorning (a Buddhist statue)
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
secret technique; secret art
revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration
ruins of a fire; fire-devastated area
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
to cling tearfully to (someone)
to allow a less skilled person to practice with one (esp. in sumo)