serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
price; cost; value; worth; value
to begin a new chapter (in)
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
contrary to one's expectations
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to go wrong; to turn for the worse
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
manner of using one's hands
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
broken; intermittent; disconnected
people; men and women; each person; everybody
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret