fighting to avenge someone's death; battle of revenge
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
armed group; armed insurgents
to have a narrow escape from death
one's original intention; one's initial enthusiasm; inexperience; naivety; greenness
come hell or high water; no matter what happens; (lit.) even if rain or spears should fall
(a) jump; splashes (usu. of mud); upward turn at the bottom (e.g. of a vertical stroke of a kanji or of a hairdo); close (e.g. of a theatrical performance); breakup; hane (move)
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
sulky look (often with puffed cheeks); sullen look; pout; glower
to be affected; to put on airs; to pose
friendship; companionship; fraternity; comradeship
unprecedented; never seen before
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
precious; valuable; priceless; (the) noble; (the) exalted; (the) sacred
unbeatable; invincible; irresistible
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
rope; cord; policeman's rope
mature in age and wisdom; middle-aged
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
failing to live up to one's name; being beaten by one's name
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
final day of a performance; closing date; final show; final day of a tournament
with gusto; with wild abandon; enthusiastically; energetically
Sachertorte (chocolate cake filled with apricot jam and topped with chocolate icing)
item; article; dish; course; finest item
party game in which a randomly selected "king" issues orders to other players
there is unexpected good in what others have left behind; last but not least; (lit.) there is fortune in leftovers
thousand years; millennium; eternity
unknown; unidentified; unspecified
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) in one go
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar