life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
to differentiate; to segregate
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
high ground; plateau; heights; highlands
level ground; plain; flatland
development; growth; progress; development; expansion (of a typhoon, low-pressure area, etc.); developmental disability
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
state of reduced activity; lull; state of abeyance; stable condition
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
the five elements (in Japanese philosophy: earth, water, fire, wind and void); five great wisdom kings
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
great emperor; ... the Great
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
rising to action; standing up against; jumping to one's feet
succession to another's professional name
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
second; secondary; quadratic (function, equation, etc.); second-order; fictional (in relation to anime, manga, etc.); drawn
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to push back; to press back; to force back; to (refuse and) return (something); to give back
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
Aldebaran (star in the constellation Taurus); Alpha Tauri
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
influential person; man of importance
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone