training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
to temper thoroughly; to train well
polish; burnishing; improvement; becoming more skilled
classical form of martial art
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
manticore (Persian mythology)
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
roar; cry (esp. of triumph); battle cry; screech (of a bird); scream; yawp
aggressiveness; competitive spirit; fighting spirit
to grab (someone) by the collar; to seize (someone) by the lapels
to play a hand game (e.g. rock, paper, scissors)
(pieces of metal, etc. hitting each other) noisily; cluttered; disordered; messy
to shout; to cry (out); to yell; to scream; to clamour
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; feeling exhausted; feeling drained
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
prosperous; flourishing; thriving; muscular; brawny
flash (of light); glint; schiller
to make an incessant onslaught; to attack incessantly
strong arm; stout arm; ability to carry out a difficult job; capable person
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...