to slay; to cut down (a foe)
second (unit of time); arc second
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
two classes; double; two sets
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
once in a while; occasionally; seldom; at long intervals
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
back street; back alley; off-street
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
single edge (e.g. sword blade)
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to hurt; to smart; to sting
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
death penalty; capital punishment
execution; carrying out; performance; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
how many people; a number of people
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
personal grudge; personal enmity
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to chase; to run after; to pursue
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
coming flying in (migratory birds, airborne sand, pollen, etc.); coming by airplane
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
beyond this point; from now on; after this
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
to collect; to assemble; to gather
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to be prolonged; to drag on
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment