one may well say so, but ...; even more than
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
coward; gutless person; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast
saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
second day of the month; two days
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
entering an institution; beginning training; primer; manual; introduction (to)
to commit a crime; to do evil
to cause trouble (for); to have a bad effect (on)
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
reality; actuality; hard fact
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
rumour; rumor; hearsay; report
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
day after day; day by day
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
master; teacher; stable master
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate