disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
to escape death; to be saved from death
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
not yet known; unknown; strange
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
readiness to die; (in the) face of death
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
again; once more; a second time
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
Chinese martial arts; kung fu; wushu; kenpō (martial arts); kempo
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
peace; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
(giving) instruction; initiation
practice; practising; training; study
still (continuing); as ever; further
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
besides; moreover; in addition
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
completely; thoroughly; horribly; without exception; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
expulsion (of a pupil); excommunication; anathema
to tell; to announce; to declare; to pass (a sentence); to order
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
various countries; various regions; various provinces
government service; entering government service; (of a ronin) finding a new lord or master to serve