separation; farewell; parting
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
beating (inflicted as punishment); mob violence; mob justice
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
martial arts; military arts; Bushido
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
ring finger; third finger; fourth finger (in piano-playing); fourth toe
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
car accident; automobile accident
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
retirement at one's own request
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
internal organs; intestines; viscera
to be dead; to be lifeless
belligerence; fighting spirit
emotional strength; force of will
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
outsider; layman; amateur
to pierce through; to break through
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
unrequited love; one-sided love
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
virtual image; false image; pretense; pretence
shoji (paper sliding door)
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair