longing; great desire; aspiration
how; in what way; by what means
to be worried; to be troubled
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
sword skills; swordsmanship
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
in succession; one by one
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
madness; craziness; insanity
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to reflect; to muse
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
(not) even when using ...; (not) even with the help of ...; (not) even by ...
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to split (by striking); to disclose
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
just one person; only one
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
nobleman's illegitimate child; product (of e.g. war); offspring; aftermath
supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
record high; all-time high
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
to watch for an unguarded moment
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
endless; boundless; everlasting
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to brave a danger; to take a risk
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem