truth; reality; seriousness; truth; printed style writing; star performer
fainting; losing consciousness; passing out; syncope
simulation; simulation (of a foul); diving; flopping
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
superlative; extraordinary; mega; superdreadnought (class of warships)
to have come; to be here; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to brave a danger; to take a risk
side; beside; feature of a sword blade
leaving the front line; retiring from the game; deserting the battle
to gain on; to put pressure on; to close in on
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
to meet fortuitously; to meet by chance; to happen across
return; giving back; giving up; relinquishing; surrendering
at a stroke; with a single swoop
to wet one's pants; to wet oneself
single combat; duel; one-on-one fight
bad luck (result from fortune telling); evil countenance
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
witnessing; observing; sighting
though one didn't intend (expect) to
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
betrayal; defection; treachery; apostasy
China; Han dynasty (of China; 202 BCE-220 CE); Han (majority Chinese ethnic group); man
indomitably; undauntedly; resolutely; determinedly
to crack (person's voice); to squeak
cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
point below the navel (a focus point for internal meditative techniques)
dark clouds; black clouds
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
to have one's horizons broadened
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
to move forward; to move on
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery