(very) patient; persevering
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
compassionate; merciful; benevolent; charitable; humane
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
strong nation; powerful country
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
white heat; incandescence; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
to boil strongly; to be excited
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
to lean (something) against; to set against; to prop up against
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
innermost feelings; heart; motive; nature; disposition; spirit
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
hamlet; subunit of village; burakumin area
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
manners; courtesy; etiquette
decorum; propriety; politeness
going into battle; departure for the front
on the occasion of; at the time of
to present; to offer; to dedicate
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang