originally; by nature; from the start
survival of the fittest; the law of the jungle; (lit.) the weak are meat the strong do eat
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to rain incessantly; to downpour
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
national holiday; public holiday
pupils who are not members of any school club; (lit.) go-home club
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
should; must; -able; probably; likely
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
face; looks; vestiges; trace
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
cannot be compared with; no match for
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
sword skills; swordsmanship
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how