academic traditions; academic school of thought; method of study
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to lose; to miss; to forget; to be excessive
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
level ground; plain; flatland
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
audience; attendance; hearers
to carry in one's hand; to have in one's hand; to lead (e.g. troops); to present (an issue, policy, artistic work, etc.); to take up
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
different view; alternative theory; dissenting view
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
memory; sense; experience
blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration
to thrust away; to send flying
punishment by Buddha; divine retribution
training; drill; practice; discipline
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
crippled; deformed; imperfect; incomplete; one wheel
moving slowly (and dull-wittedly)
big man; large man; tall man; giant
long time; long interval; for quite some time
hidden reserves of strength; latent energy; potentiality; real strength
high-ranking noh actor; head of a school of noh performance; high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara) (Edo-period); jōruri narrator; manzai narrator; female role actor in kabuki; low ranking priest in a Shinto shrine
whiz (e.g. projectile through air); swoosh; whoosh; whistling sound
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
everywhere; wherever; nowhere (with neg. verb); nothing
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
refutation; rebuttal; retort
had better ...; may as well ...
discussion; argument; debate