cleverness; skill; tact; clever person (in a particular field); skillful person (skilful)
being battlewise; being skilled in battle; experienced warrior
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
pleasure and pain; joys and sorrows
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
counter for choices, options, etc.
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
hidden (talents, etc.); self-concealment; self-effacement
word ending; way of ending one's words; slip of the tongue; verbal mistake
person concerned; interested party; related party
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
swallowing without chewing; swallowing (e.g. a story); accepting without questioning
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
compassionate; merciful; benevolent; charitable; humane
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
answer respectively agreement or disagreement
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
just because; even if; even though
to not understand what somebody is getting at; to not understand what is being talked about
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
arbitration; intercession; mediation