may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
fair and square; open and aboveboard
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
indicate reason; infers some protest
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
strong person; the strong; the powerful
to jump upon (a moving object)
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
before one knows; unnoticed; unawares
several years; a few years
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to have a bitter experience
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)