bitter experience (ordeal)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
perfect; complete; flawless
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
literally; to the letter; literal
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
sharp turn; tight turn; steep turn
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...