request; favour (to ask); wish; please
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
fitness training; development of physical strength; building stamina; keeping up one's fitness
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
association; link; connection; pledge (esp. for marriage); promise
antiquity; the previous era
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
sit-up; abdominal muscles; abs
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to approach; to draw near
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after