inevitable; unavoidable; certain; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
both (people); the two of them
years gone by; earlier years; former years; the past
noble; high and noble; noble (character); refined; precious; expensive
to sacrifice oneself (for); to give one's life (for); to follow (someone) in taking the same action (out of respect or loyalty; e.g. resigning together with a superior); to follow suit (out of a sense of duty); to follow (one's master) into the grave; to commit suicide (after one's lord has died)
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
palm heel; heel of the palm
hitting a ball (with a bat, golf club, etc.); batting; stroke
to gouge out; to cut out; to scoop out; to bring to light; to reveal
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
vice; immorality; corruption
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
winner; victor; conqueror
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
death (of an emperor); demise
dead person; deceased person
to perceive; to understand
self-restraint; voluntary restraint; self-imposed control; self-discipline
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
global scale; worldwide scale
pain and itching; mental anguish; unhealthy emotions
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
refining; refinement; smelting; training
indigenousness; being native (to a region); settling (of people); native; indigenous; aboriginal
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
greatness is comparative; there is always someone better than you; there is always a bigger fish
unbroken; uninterrupted; continuous
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
(reciprocal) communication; (coming to a) mutual understanding
arbitrator; mediator; go-between
stronghold; citadel; base (of operations); headquarters
to see the light of day; to be revealed (to the world); to be realized
handsome young man; Adonis
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at