nobleman's illegitimate child; product (of e.g. war); offspring; aftermath
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
cause of a disease; root of an evil
extinguishment; destruction; effacement
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
Christmas Eve; holy night
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
pointing out; identification
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious
martial arts; military arts; Bushido
heresy; evil ways; sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
environment; circumstance
word game; wordplay; playing with words
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to a great extent; impressive; staggering; horrible; complete; whole
(someone else's) daughter
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
to attack; to assault; to assail
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
way of speaking; intimation
war situation; progress of a battle