crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
this (very thing); this precisely
to find out; to discover; to locate
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
determination; conviction
signs of defeat; negative turn of events
holding out a little longer
abuse; misuse; misappropriation; using to excess
tying up; restraint; restriction; arrest
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
to be damaged; to receive damage
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
detachment; coming off; peeling off; (flow) separation
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
once in a lifetime (opportunity); (a golden opportunity that may) happen only once in a thousand years
leg strength; walking ability; running ability
(in Chinese mythology) beast which descends from the sky with a thunderbolt
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
splish-splash; with a splash
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
to get help; to enlist aid
to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive