incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
instant; moment; for an instant
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
to lend an ear to; to listen to
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
such ... as; or some such
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
progress; advance; improvement; development
(some) more; even more; longer; further
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe (esp. regarding something bad); increasing
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
practice; practising; experience
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
depravity; corruption; degradation
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
direct connection; direct link
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
admonition; commandment; sila (precept)
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
reality; actuality; hard fact