penance; austerities; mortification; difficult work; strenuous task
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
foul; breaking the rules; violation (of the law, regulations, etc.); infringement; breach
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
failure; mistake; blunder
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
possession; having (on one's person); carrying (with one)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
searching for someone; search for a missing person
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
distant; remote; isolated
warfare in which soldiers fling themselves at the enemy; hand-to hand combat
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
occupation; calling; livelihood
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
wandering; roaming; drifting
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
important; having a high status; having standing; exalted; of high station
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
attacking a passerby with a sword (to test its sharpness or one's skill); samurai who tries out his sword on a passerby
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
good news; happy news; glad tidings
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around