gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
as a child; when one was a child
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
father; dad; husband; you; he
practice; practising; training; study
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
morning training (e.g. before school)
wintertime; winter season
cleaning with a cloth (floors, etc.); dirty work; low-level work; apprentice work
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to say no more; to sink into silence
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe (esp. regarding something bad); increasing
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
killing time; staving off boredom
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
training room (hall); gymnasium
to cause a person trouble
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)