soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
personal combat; one-to-one fight
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
indirection; indirectness
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
ideal situation; ideal world; perfect world; utopia
restoration (to original state or location); reconstruction; reversion
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
small pieces; fragments; chopped meat; scraps (of beef, pork, etc.)
to blow off; to be blown off
to yield to temptation; to succumb
home page; horsepower; HP; half-pipe (i.e. in snowboarding); HP (i.e. a 'hit point' in a role-playing game)
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
lack of self-reliance; depending on others
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
ferrule (of a cane, umbrella, etc.); butt end (of a lance, pike, etc.); hard tip (of a mushroom stem)
backhand blow; backhand chop; backfist (karate)
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
virtually empty; quite empty; inadequately defended; defenseless; defenceless
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
to shed light; to cast light