there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
punishment; judgement; judgment; decapitation
secret swordsmanship (of a specific school); secret traditions of fencing
with a screech; with a whine; with a shrill; with a sharp pain (in the head or teeth after eating or drinking something cold); getting a brain freeze
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
shrike (any bird of family Laniidae); bull-headed shrike (Lanius bucephalus); butcher bird
reversal; return; return gift; return favour; barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
teapot-like object made typically of lacquerware and used to pour hot and cold liquids; basin of water with two handles on either side used for washing one's face or hands
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
to draw breath; to take a rest after work; to have a breather; to take a break
master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
to loaf around (on the job); to idle one's time away; to dawdle
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
to waver in one's resolution
(on the) sea; surface of the sea
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
endurance; perseverance; patience
(very) patient; persevering
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
an ascetic existence; (leading) a continent life; abstinence
to be reluctant to do; to hesitate to do; to be unable to do; to not be in a position to do
calligraphy (esp. Asian calligraphy based on Chinese characters)