to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate; to depart from (the norm, etc.)
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
starting (machine, engine, car, etc.); activation
to be kind to; to treat kindly
special training; intensive training; crash course
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
Northern Europe; Nordic countries; Scandinavia
to despise; to scorn; to look down on
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
cart-horse; work-horse; doing something wholeheartedly; doing with one's undivided attention
keyword; key word; clue word; keyword; search term; indexing term
right beside; close to; nearby
famous scene (in a movie or play)
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
roundabout; indirect; circuitous; ignorant (of the world)
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to use somebody's (argument, attack) against them
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
of course; certainly; naturally
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
inscription; epitaph; (manufacturer's) engraved signature; motto; maxim
life-saving sword (a killing sword may be a sword of life depending on how it is used)
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
night under the midnight sun; white night (at extreme latitudes); night during which the sun doesn't set
aphrodisiac; love potion; philter
one's circumstances or condition, esp. compared to that of another; coherence (e.g. of a conversation)
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
degree of difficulty; difficulty level