with all due respect ...; I venture to say ...; Excuse me, but ...
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
reduction by half; halving
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
gauntlet (used in Kendo); bracer; fencing glove
to indicate; to show; to point to
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
impassioned speech; fervent speech
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
outside world; physical world
person of high rank or position
influenced (by); under an influence
to escape from; to get out
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
remaining unchanged (from the old state of things); none the better for the change (if at all)
influential person; man of importance
obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded
to run out (e.g. of the room)
schoolgirl; female student
of tender years; very young
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
to join forces; to cooperate
cease-fire; truce; armistice
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
iron hammer; (fig.) crushing blow
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
officiating priest; presiding priest at a ceremony; religious teacher; highly-ranked priest; guru; instructor (yoga, etc.)
to throw at; to turn; to raise