invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
to beat time; to mark time
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
artificial; man-made; imitation; synthetic
to accept; to receive; to agree
station; office; guardroom
to put on (of clothing); (lit.) to put (arms) through sleeves
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to say no more; to sink into silence
quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
tall figure; high stature
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
to complain; to make a complaint
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
matter of time; question of time
to pant; to gasp; to be short of breath; to be excited
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
stopgap measure; quick-fix solution
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
adhesion; conglutination; collusion; collusive relationship
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break