how many times; how often
to be granted (e.g. a title); to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be gifted with (a talent); to be taught (e.g. a secret technique); to be instructed; to be initiated
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
to squeeze out; to wring out
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
congestion (with blood); hyperemia; hyperaemia
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
asking for the moon; asking for the impossible; asking for too much; thinking the grass is greener on the other side of the fence
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
to thrust away; to send flying
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to run down (stairs, etc.)
to take flight; to disappear
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
degenerate monk; corrupt priest
to cool; to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
overanxiety; needless worry
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
martial arts; military arts; Bushido
body; physique; build; stature
the front; honest; upright; decent
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
to collapse; to flop (onto)
to shake one's head (in denial)
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
several minutes; a few minutes
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)