to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
difference; variation; difference
out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
function; facility; faculty; feature
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
to lose heart; to lose motivation
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
nature; the natural world; realm of nature
looking away; looking aside
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
to send or direct a person to
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
successive generations; successive emperors
boastful speech; bragging
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together