sharp-eyed; keen-eyed; easily awakened
to be rejuvenated; to feel young again
you could say; you might say; verging on the
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
source (e.g. of a river); headwaters; origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)
(inferior) imitator; epigone; poor imitation; follower; adherent; person belonging to the same school (e.g. of thought)
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
pillow talk; conversation in bed; bedtime story
heart-pounding; exciting; thrilling; to have one's heart pound; to be thrilled
wig; hairpiece (esp. to cover hair loss); toupee
frizzy (hair); wiry; sizzling; frizzling; stingingly (of heat or cold); painfully
to hurt; to smart; to sting
coming down from one's seat and prostrating oneself (to pay obeisance); musicians' box on the left side of the stage; lower seat
to flatter; to play up (to); to curry favor (with); to fawn (on); to cater (to)
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
senior leadership; senior leader; upper echelon (of power); top-ranking officer
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
close relation (association)
head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest
shukuchi (rapid movement techniques); shortening distances
human intellect; knowledge
wizardry; secret of immortality
all creation; all nature; all the universe
striking just before one's opponent makes a move
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
form; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
to shine brilliantly; to shine radiantly
to ask for too much; to expect too much
to be reduced to (e.g. poverty); to end up as
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
to become frayed; to become loose
to compete; to vie; to make fight against another (person, animal); to pit against; to debate; to argue
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
having a crush on someone
relationship; connection; involvement; entanglement; implication (e.g. in a crime)