first meeting; first interview with
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
hating; strongly disliking
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
to be disgusted; to be repulsed; to get the creeps
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
proposal; proposition; suggestion
fighting spirit; battle aura; combative spirit
to knead well; to polish; to refine
supreme; sublime; highest
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
apricot (Prunus armeniaca)
to walk in on; to tread upon
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
number one; first; best; most; game; round
crossroads; crossing; intersection; street
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
living thing; living creature; animal; life
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
that is to say; so that means
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
surgical method; operative method; surgical technique; technique; mechanism of a jutsu
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
invitation; introduction; temptation
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
the art of war; martial arts; military force; the sword; (arch.) valor; (arch.) bravery
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
nothing but; except; no more than
even though; despite; when
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small