to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to torment; to harass; to tease
proposal; proposition; suggestion
duty; obligation; responsibility
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
ridge on the side of a sword blade; ridged pattern
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
survival; survivor; relic
one of two (possibilities, alternatives, etc.)
Asura; demigod; fighting; carnage; sledge (for conveying large rocks, logs, etc.); log slide
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
how much; how many; however
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to put one's life on the line
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
tie-dye; tie-dyeing; aperture (e.g. camera, iris of the eye); aperture stop; contraction; squeezing
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
influence; clout; leverage
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
used up (tea leaves, coffee grounds); insipid (tea, coffee made from such leaves or grounds); watery
round that ends with nobody winning
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
unheard-of; unprecedented