elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
technical prowess; technical ability; technical finesse; technological prowess; technological capabilities
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
correction; revision; amendment
oblong; landscape orientation
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
roll; scroll; rolled book
to find out; to discover; to locate
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
ratio; proportion; percentage
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
to shut in; to confine (in); to seal in; to contain; to suppress; to restrain
(large) building; public building; hall
blueprint; cyanotype; blueprint (for the future); plan
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
pale; pallid; bluish-white
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling; dictating
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
going straight on; going straight ahead
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
(there is) no sign (of); leaving no trace; nowhere to be seen
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
to be sacrificed; to become a victim (of); to fall victim (to); to lose one's life
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
principle; theory; fundamental truth