(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
health; healthy; sound; fit
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
and various other things; and many other things; and more; and what not; and all that
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
ambiguous; obscure; equivocal
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
acceleration; speeding up
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
real thing; original; actual
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over
exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
distribution of electricity
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to break into fragments; to go to pieces
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
mine (ours) for the taking; something under one's full control
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
fray; fighting; brawling; scuffle
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
just; fair; proper; reasonable
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
arbitration; intercession; mediation
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
at first; initially; in the beginning
container; receptacle; utensil; implement; calibre; talent