patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
time around sunset; early evening
guardian; protector; patron; parent
outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
characteristic; feature; idiosyncrasy; spot color (in printing)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
monetary; financial; pecuniary
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
young person; inexperienced person; novice
pleased to make your acquaintance
modesty; humility; being humble
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
match; game; bout; contest
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
racial or national characteristics
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew