continental; calm; not worried with unimportant details
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
wretched life; life of misery
to degenerate; to lapse into
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
being alone; solitude; loneliness; orphan
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
the last half-year; second half of the year
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
nationalistic; ultranationalistic
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
damn Westerner; (lit.) hairy foreigner
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
pre-existing; already there; conventional
humanity and justice; benevolence and righteousness
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
traditional Chinese medicine
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
trickery; wiles; finesse; Machiavellism
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
period of youth; while young
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)