harvest; crop; fruits (of one's labors); gain; catch (fishing); bag (hunting)
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
pie; tart; palmier (pastry)
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
the other day; a few days ago
beginner; newcomer; novice; new pupil; new disciple
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
visiting another school (e.g. of kendo) and defeating each member in a fight
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
service business (hotels, restaurants, etc.); service industry; hospitality industry
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
helper; assistant; help; assistance
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
NEET (young person not in education, employment or training)
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
small child; kid; kiddy; tot; rug rat; ankle-biter
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
pupil; disciple; follower
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
wish; desire; ambition; choice
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); ranch
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common