weak child; frail child; gangly child
winning without fighting; method used to win without fighting; one's own way of doing things (i.e. as different from that of one's instructor); Shinto-ryu (school of kenjutsu)
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
to get change back; to be more than enough
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
dimness; obscurity; indistinctness; unclear; unintelligible
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
permanent; perpetual; lasting
the dark side; the seamy side
to be enrolled (in a college, course of study, etc.); to be a member (of an organization)
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
limited; limiting; restrictive
to revel in trouble and discord; to be bent on making trouble; to like starting fights
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
worry; mental agony; heartache
to be uneasy; to be anxious; to fear
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
heap; pile; stack; full measure
fee; charge; rate; material
purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used
cut; reduction; curtailment