weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
education; training; discipline
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
bad influence; negative influence
body; physique; build; stature
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
equally (talented, etc.); evenly; neck and neck; nip and tuck
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
this occasion; at this time; now
vindication of honour; vindication of honor; making up for loss; revenge
grinding; polishing; refining (skill, knowledge, etc.); striving to master something
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
battle formation; military formation
rank (of troops); line; formation; array; procession
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
to keep step (with); to keep pace (with); to move in lockstep; to align (with another's thoughts or actions)
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
shaft of an arrow (usu. made of thin bamboo); cornetfish
pain and itching; mental anguish; unhealthy emotions
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
clever; bright; sharp; wise; intelligent; sagacious
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
archery; mapping; map; morphism
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to become pale; to turn pale
spare energy, time or money; remaining strength; reserve power; money to spare
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address