becoming dull; slowing down
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
disastrous flooding; kelpie; water demon that brings floods or disasters
steel; sword steel; sword
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
and so; therefore; for that reason
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to catch off guard; to catch unprepared
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
horse gait; way of walking (e.g. in martial arts, etc.)
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
utmost limits; extremity; limit
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
to leave as is; to ignore
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
to take (someone) along; to bring along; to be accompanied by
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
publication (of a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.); issue; issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising (an event)
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
a glance; a look; a glimpse
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
way of speaking; intimation