poverty without selfish desire; honourable poverty (honorable); being poor yet honest
archaic word; obsolete word; old saying; old adage; old language; ancient language
military law; martial law; tactics; strategy
Olympic Games; Olympics; Olympic rings
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
style of classical Japanese swordsmanship involving use of two swords
fall; falling down; inversion; reversal; getting upset; losing one's presence of mind
teachings conveyed by the gods
pretext; pretense; pretence
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect
secrets; mysteries; secret formula; essence; esoterica (of an art, martial arts, etc.)
transcendency; detachment
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
item; article; clause; section; point
(artistic) accomplishments
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
master; teacher; stable master
one end; an end; part; fragment
original method; original procedure; genuine way (of doing something)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
to throw something to each other; to pass something back and forth; to bandy something around; to take part in a pitching duel
fault; trouble; damage (to a part of the body); injury; problem; hitch
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
established theory; accepted opinion; accepted explanation
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
backward country; underdeveloped country; developing country
to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
racing (of an engine); idling; going in circles (of an argument, discussion, etc.); spinning one's wheels; going nowhere
violence; reckless action; (an) outrage
ignition; lighting; firing; setting off
situation; state of things; current affairs