one's own work; making by oneself; farming on one's own land; independent farmer
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
subleader; assistant leader
decrease in appetite; loss of appetite
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
practice; exercise; military exercise; manoeuvres; seminar
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
prejudice; bias; distorted view
blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
sect; denomination; school (e.g. of poetry)
sacred books; sutras; scriptures (Bible, Koran, etc.)
quiver; quaver; flutter; statistical fluctuation
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
personal affair; one's own affair
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
motive power; driving force
(I) won't say anything no matter what; unwilling to tell even under threat
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
to be collected (of clams, etc.); to be gathered (of mushrooms, herbs, etc.); to be picked (of fruit, etc.); to be able to collect; to be able to extract; to be able to get
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
bracer (arm guard used in archery); gauntlet (armour); glove (in kendo or fencing); strike to the forearm (in kendo)
payment of debts; repayment
nunchaku (two linked fighting sticks); nunchucks
tonfa; traditional Okinawan weapon similar to a nightstick
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
fine line; weight of thread; slit-eyed
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time