alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
two persons; two people; pair; couple
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
to face; to go towards; to head towards
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
at least; at most; (even) just
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
fern (esp. species Gleichenia japonica); fernery
fungus; germ; bacterium; bacillus
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
whisk fern (Psilotum nudum)
scouring rushes; Equisetum hyemale; common horsetail
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
considerably; fairly; quite
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use