to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)
god of death; death deity; Death; Grim Reaper
river; stream; River; the ... river
bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competition in which there are several evenly matched participants; hotly contested game (match, market, etc.)
farmer; peasant; farming; country bumpkin; yokel; the common people
to make an appearance; to show up
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
spread; extension; influence; aftereffect; ripple
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
(scenic) view; prospect; outlook; viewing platform; overlook
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
confluence (of rivers); junction (of rivers, roads, etc.); meeting point
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
without; unless; have to do
one more time; once more; once again
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off; to lop off
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
grhapati (layman; sometimes used as a posthumous suffix); private-sector scholar
a little embarrassing; slightly embarrassed; somewhat ashamed; extremely embarrassing; extremely embarrassed
abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
to develop a rash or inflammation (e.g. in response to a skin irritant); to react to (something); to be strongly influenced (usu. negative or critical nuance)
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
to make an example of; to make a victim of; to hold up someone (something) to ridicule; to pierce with a spear
cc (email); carbon copy; cubic centimeter; cubic centimetre; milliliter
Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ
beginning (of a book, magazine, etc.); opening page; beginning (of a matter); start
Genesis (book of the Bible)