number of persons; personnel
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)
participation; joining; entry
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; sabaki; properly treating one's weak stones under attack
to give off sparks; to spark; to have a heated argument; to fight fiercely
to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
to stare at each other; to lock eyes (with)
as time passes; with the passing of time; with time
puddle of blood; pool of blood
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
especially; particularly; above all; portioning out (servings of food)
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
because; for; the reason why is ...
to twist; to screw; to wrench; to sprain
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
hide-and-seek and tag; children's game where the participants first hide, then run away from the seeker
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma