to cease; to stop; to be over
accurate; correct; precise; exact
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
strong-willed; strong of heart
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
to follow; to conform; to apply to
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
martial arts; military arts; Bushido
to name; to call; to christen; to term
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
soft and fair goes far; willows are weak, yet they bind other wood
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
to relate to; to have one's feelings understood
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
eternal; unlimited; endless
expression; look; countenance; face
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
autumn sky; clear blue autumnal sky
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
compatibility; coexistence; standing together
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
bashfulness; shyness; (showing) signs of embarrassment
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent