peeling off (e.g. of paint); falling off (e.g. of tiles); exfoliation; desquamation; excoriation
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
archer; bowman; bow-wielding soldier; crossbow soldier
heavy concentration; overconcentration
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
hoarding; storing away (without using)
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
with all due respect ...; I venture to say ...; Excuse me, but ...
impassioned speech; fervent speech
influenced (by); under an influence
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
remaining unchanged (from the old state of things); none the better for the change (if at all)
obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded
of tender years; very young
iron hammer; (fig.) crushing blow
used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous
officiating priest; presiding priest at a ceremony; religious teacher; highly-ranked priest; guru; instructor (yoga, etc.)
to burn hotly; to burn redly; to lose one's temper; to get mad; to be upset
footwear; footgear; shoes
to look up to (a person) as one's preceptor
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!
to achieve; to win; to gain; to attain
constant; persistent; indecisiveness; usual; normal
(linguistic) competence; language capability
degeneration; retrogression
investigator; one who seeks the way
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
spray; mist (not meteorological)
person who avoids others; social outcast
congeries of many households; scratch (combined) team; hodge podge of parties
phala (attained state, result); enlightenment (as the fruits of one's Buddhist practice); fruit; counter for pieces of fruit
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
poisonous snake; poisonous serpent
cannibalism (in animals); feeding on each other; mutually harmful competition; internecine struggle; dog-eat-dog competition
assailant; perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor
germination; germ; sprout; bud; sign