hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
history of; experience of
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
teaching your grandmother to suck eggs; teaching something to someone who knows more than you; preaching to the choir; (lit.) lecturing to the Buddha
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
self control; self restraint