pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
without any weak spot; watertight (e.g. reasoning); impeccable
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
movements; behavior; behaviour; bearing; deportment; manners
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to have an eye on; to zero in on
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)
alternately; by turns; one after the other
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
beforehand; in advance; previously
article specially made to order; made-to-measure (custom-made) article
frequency; number of times; incidence; degree (e.g. temperature); strength (e.g. alcohol, lens, etc.)
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
the first and second; a few
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
general idea; concept; notion
weak-headed; can't drink much; can't hold one's liquor; can't take one's drink; easily gets drunk
consequence; outcome; result; blame
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
This isn't over; I will get my revenge
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment