being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
to put one's strength into
charge (electrical); recharging; charge (fee); topping up (a contactless smart card); recharging; refuelling; charge
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
martial arts; military arts; Bushido
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
wooden joints; paired karate kata; beltwork
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
not bad; not half bad; pretty good
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
suddenly; all of a sudden
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
patriarch; head of a family
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
pure-bred (usu. animal); pure-blooded; thoroughbred
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism