role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
man; male; masculine gender
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
forbidden; prohibited; banned; taboo
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
on the one hand ... (and on the other ...); on one side
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
every person; each one; everybody
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
chance; opportunity; occasion
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
to be branded a ...; to be labelled a ...
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
a little less than; a little under; weakness; the weak; -lower (seismic intensity)
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
wearing a kasaya; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder); slashing (someone) with a sword diagonally from the shoulder
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to