very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to be hot on a person's heels
approximate age; age range
stature; height; size; physique
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
in the same way as; just like
dignity; grace; nobility; grade; quality; fineness
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to put (up) in the wrong place; to hang in the wrong place; to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
memory; sense; experience
winning without fighting; method used to win without fighting; one's own way of doing things (i.e. as different from that of one's instructor); Shinto-ryu (school of kenjutsu)
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
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
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
being evenly matched; being equal with; being on a par with; (arch.) eldest and second eldest brother; (arch.) older and younger brother
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
continuously; throughout; in succession
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
with these words; while saying
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
-less; lacking; non-existing
to triumph; to be elated with success
source of one's livelihood; one's bread and butter
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
consideration (for others); (making) allowance
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect