stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
to be infected; to be contagious
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
in tatters; in pieces; wiped out
the work of man; human feat; something humanly possible
since when; from when; how long
peep; chirp; poor; hard up; the runs; diarrhea
sword skills; swordsmanship
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
in the same manner as before; the same as always
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
wind; gas; fart; something worthless; something not worth considering
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
stopping of bleeding; stanching; hemostasis; haemostasis
information; news; report; reward; retribution
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
violence; vehemence; fury; fervour; fervor; severity
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
line of spears held at the ready
in case of; at that time; at this time
to cease; to stop; to be over
to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to flare up; to burst into flames
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
situation; outlook; one's allegiance; affiliation; position
preparing to flee; being ready to run away
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love