stealthily; secretly; in secret
bubble on the surface of water; (coming to) nothing; naught; something short-lived
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
education; training; discipline
the whole universe (of a billion worlds) that Buddha enlightened; the whole wide world
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
discord; disharmony; false note; being out of tune
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
gagaku; ceremonial Japanese court music
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
to distinguish oneself; to stand out
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
spirit; heart; disposition
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
absolutely; positively; decidedly
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
interruption; interference; butting in
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
in succession; one after another
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
to be reduced to (e.g. poverty); to end up as
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
bygones; the past; past event
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
companion; company; tritagonist; second supporting character
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
exceedingly; extremely; exceptionally; unexpectedly