to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
practice; practising; training; study
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
the art of war; strategy; tactics
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
rumor that appears to be quite true (rumour)
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
armed forces; military; troops
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information
sword skills; swordsmanship
longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration
meditation; contemplation
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body
penance; austerities; mortification; asceticism
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to boil strongly; to be excited
to be excited; to be elated
to teach; to take a teaching job
nowadays; in this day and age
to lie down; to throw oneself down
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
to get angry; to become perverse
broad-minded; (of a rikishi) tall, with long reach, making it harder for their opponent to get a grip on their mawashi
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
trauma (usu. psychological)
precautions against earthquake; anti-earthquake measures; antiearthquake procedures; earthquake countermeasures
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)