attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
what's that?; what the ...
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
seeming to want to say something; looking like one wants to give one's opinion
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
expression; look; countenance; face
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
sentencing; pronouncement of a verdict; passing of sentence; declaration (of a diagnosis, bankruptcy, decision, etc.); announcement; pronouncement
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
tradition; folklore; legend; (verbal) message; word (from someone)
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
the nth ...; divisions of a kabuki performance
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
exclamation used to scold practitioners (in Zen); scolding or threatening with a shout
preparation; arrangements
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
training; drill; practice; discipline
practice; practising; training; study
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
to get back into shape; to retrain; to rebuild; to reschool
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; feeling exhausted; feeling drained
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
flaring up; bursting into flames
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
senior pupil (of the same master); senior disciple; senior student; senior member
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
close to the wall; alongside the wall
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with