training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
survival; survivor; relic
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
a fight between equally great opponents
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to approach; to draw near
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to chase; to run after; to pursue
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
as much as one can take or carry away
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
action of making something; -ification
"Helping Hands" comedy performance; performance in which one person wears a haori on their shoulders, while another person behind them puts their arms through the sleeves of the haori and feeds the person in front
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous