strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
to temper thoroughly; to train well
great man; heroic figure; remarkable character
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say, it's how you say it
deplorable; alarming; grievous; lamentable
direct control; direct supervision
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
summer vacation; summer holiday
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
postwar period; period after Second World War
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
Saichou; Saichou (founder of the Tendai sect) (767-822)
superman; superwoman; Ubermensch (e.g. Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
salted salmon; fish wrapped in (bamboo) leaves
coarse salt; unrefined salt
to loaf (particularly on the job); to idle one's time away; to dawdle
taking no notice of; paying no attention to
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
ferry (crossing); ferry(boat); delivery
logs in bark; rough wood; unseasoned timber; new lumber
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer