genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
weight training; muscle training
makings (of); aptitude (for); groundwork; foundation
minimum; at the very least
should; must; -able; probably; likely
sit-up; abdominal muscles; abs
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
push-up (exercise); press-up
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
maintenance; preservation; improvement
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to crouch; to stoop; to yield; to submit; to hide; to conceal oneself
handstand; headstand; being upside down; being in reverse
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
group; bunch; crowd; group
Japanese person; Japanese people
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
to be talked about behind one's back
mental; mental health; mental state; mental resolve
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
spare energy, time or money; remaining strength; reserve power; money to spare
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling