opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
individual; private person; personal; private
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)
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
two persons; two people; pair; couple
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
metre; meter; meter; gauge
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
thicket; coppice; brushwood
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
to tumble down; to roll down
sound of vibrating bowstring
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber