to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
hand used like a sword in striking
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
alms; donation (esp. disaster relief or charity); contribution
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
one's son; you little bastard; you little brat
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
somersault; returning from a destination right after arriving there; non-stop round trip; abrupt change of direction
small build; small stature
breaking the front line; frontal breakthrough
head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest
great stature; large build
to sustain a serious wound
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
obedient; submissive; tame; slavish
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
older brother; elder brother
five most important temples of a region
three mountains; three shrines (of Kumano); three kingdoms (of 14th and 15th-century Okinawa)
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
royal prince; crown prince's younger brother
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
to win and advance to the next round
seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
military discipline; military regulations; military rules
with a bang (clash, bump)
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction