to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
orphan; person without friends
chronological order; time series
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
stupid brat; son of a bitch
having one's penis fully exposed (i.e. wearing no trousers or underwear)
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
blunder; slip; error; error
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
rīchi; declaring that one is one tile away from winning while one's hand is completely concealed; being one step away from completing something (winning, losing, game over, etc.)
elastic; flexible; telescoping; expandable; retractable; extensible
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
split; division; break up
liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes both liquor and sweets; bisexuality; player who can play as both pitcher and fielder; dual sword wielding; two-sword fencing
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
gibbon (any small, long-armed ape of family Hylobatidae)
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
Miyamoto Musashi (1584-1645)
finishing blow; coup de grâce
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base