indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
finishing blow; coup de grâce
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
to push (something) against
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
to wet oneself; to be miserly; to be stingy
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
striking with the back of the sword
cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing)
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
to be uneasy; to be anxious; to fear
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
to comb down; to smooth down
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
disorder; disturbance; unrest
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth