small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
living thing; organism; creature; biology
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
regular course; this lesson
body; physical system; (the) person
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
to have a talk; to tell a story
appearance; figure; shape; form
strong opposition; vehement opposition
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
(practice of) self-injury; (habit of) self-harm
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
chamber; room; home of a monk; monk; Chinese "room" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
single cell; isolation cell; solitary cell; solitary confinement cell
lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating
sit-up; abdominal muscles; abs
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
heigh-ho; heave-ho; alley oop
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
deep sea; depths of the sea; ocean depths
change; alteration; modification
to become better; to improve
to gain weight; to put on weight
to become hollow (with age, illness, etc.); to be scrawny; to be thin
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint