consenting to; being convinced of; being satisfied; understanding
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
speculation; thinking; meditation
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to undertake; to take on (task); to assure; to guarantee; to vouch (for)
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
conversely; on the contrary
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
suddenly disappears somewhere
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
feeling that one is living in a completely different age; feeling that something belongs to a different age; feeling that the world has changed dramatically
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
closely contested constituency; highly competitive marketplace; (fig.) battleground
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
climax; peak; zenith; apex
genuine; authentic; true; pure