to strain one's eyes; to stare
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to reschedule; to recompose; to recross (one's legs); to reset
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
feelings; thoughts; meaning
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching
conduct; behavior; behaviour
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
to take one's leave; to excuse oneself; to resign (from); to step down; to decline; to turn down
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
prominent; eminent; leading; foremost; distinguished
great master (e.g. of an art); leading authority; revered teacher
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to be matched against (in a sports contest)
of course; certainly; naturally
as expected; as predicted
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
weather (conditions); disposition; temperament
point of a sword; forceful debate
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
willpower; energy; vitality
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
way (of doing things); method; style; school (of ikebana, tea ceremony, etc.); style; system
true and honest heart; pure heart; heart devoted to Buddhism
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes