warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
harakiri; seppuku; ritual suicide by disembowelment
actual state (of things); real state; live; on-the-scene; reporting live; live coverage
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
just one person; only one
match; game; bout; contest
hegemony; leadership; initiative
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
other party; opposite party; opposing team; one's opponent; one's adversary
to be unable to bear (something) any longer; to be unable to put up with (something) any longer
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
up and down, left and right; top and bottom, left and right
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
amount of material resources
to squash; to crush; to flatten
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
excellent plan; best policy
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely