recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
flash (of light); glint; schiller
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
eternity; permanence; perpetuity
moat; fosse; trench; underground air-raid shelter; dugout
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
young lady (in ref. to a maid, etc.)
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
ignition; detonation; triggering; explosion
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all