stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
bitter tears; (lit.) tears of blood
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
stopping of bleeding; stanching; hemostasis; haemostasis
extraordinary; exceptional; unprecedented; solecistic; non-standard; irregular
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
compassionate; merciful; benevolent; charitable; humane
striking a deal; coming to an agreement; making noodles by hand; making handmade noodles; manual input (on a computer, etc.); entering (text) by hand
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
sword skills; swordsmanship
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
to fight against; to oppose; to face
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
leveling up; raising the level (of); boosting; improving; improvement; rising to the next level
home page; web page; horsepower; HP; half-pipe (in snowboarding, skateboarding, etc.); hit point
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
incremental; step-by-step; gradual; stepwise
excluding the case when; when not
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to strike someone a blow; to bring down (a stick on someone's head)
kasaya; monk's stole; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder)
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
to press a question; to cross-examine
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
rest; break; recess; intermission