even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
invincible; ever-victorious; unconquerable; unbeaten
pride; dignity; self-respect
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
battlefield; battleground
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
changing clothes; change of clothes
opening and shutting; opening and closing
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
to be needed; to be wanted
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
war; fighting; fierce competition
two (long cylindrical things)
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
script; libretto; scenario
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
contradiction; inconsistency
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge