to approach; to draw near
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
soldier; combatant; warrior
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
alone; by oneself; on one's own
degeneration; retrogression
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
two times; twice; two degrees
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
that is to say; so that means
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
plural; multiple; several
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
technical prowess; technical ability; technical finesse; technological prowess; technological capabilities
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
novice; beginner; starting to run; running off; running away
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
job; work; duties; trade; skill
difference; variation; difference
difficult to ...; hard to ...
probability; likelihood; chances
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)
trunk (of the body); soma
sliding feet; shuffling (one's feet); moving legs forward with feet never leaving the ground (exercise)
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
rising (from one's bed); getting up; getting out of bed
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)