to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
diving; diver; unlicensed (doctor, driver, etc.); unregistered; outsider; stranger
to dye; to colour; to color
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
recollecting; reminiscing; looking back; retrospection; review
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to shake one's head (in denial)
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
to look old; to become musty; to wear out
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
completeness; being fully equipped; (suit of) armor; armour
fleeing soldier; warrior fleeing the battlefield; deserter
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
failing to live up to one's name; being beaten by one's name
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
sweeping sideways; mowing down
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
great swordsman; master fencer
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type