nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
virile; tough; masculine; intense
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
because; for; the reason why is ...
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to drive into; to ride into; to extend (a railway line, bus route, etc.) into; to link (a railway line) with; to join up with (a separate line)
mourning; mourning period; anniversary of one's death
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
journey; course; itinerary; stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
no sleep or rest; working day and night
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
(work) hard; unceasingly; strenuously; assiduously; busily; ardently
adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)
morning fog; morning mist
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects; hornbeam (deciduous tree in the birch family)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
lodging; relay station; post town; constellation; mansion (in Chinese astronomy)