retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability
even the patience of a saint eventually runs out; (lit.) (if you touch) the Buddha's face three times (he will get annoyed)
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
you could say; you might say; verging on the
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
master of the tea ceremony; person with eccentric tastes
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
martial arts; military arts; Bushido
possessing full mastery of an art (e.g. Judo); initiation into the secrets (e.g. of an art); full mastership
seven wonders (of a particular area); total mystery; enigma; conundrum
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
emotional strength; force of will
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
internal organ; viscera; gut
to say in a round-about way (not to upset); to cushion the blow; (lit.) to wrap in wafer paper
more than usual; especially; particularly
to be clear; to be distinct; to be skillful; to be skilful; to be well-executed; to get cold
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
like that; that way; thus
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
tolerant; big; flexible; big-hearted; accepting; open-minded
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
to put on airs; to assume importance
to laugh away; to laugh off
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
You'll regret this!; I'll get you for this; Just you wait
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do