readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
to pile up; to accumulate
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
torture to death; torment to death
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
if it is the case that ...
mental aspect; mental side
most part; greater part; majority
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
intensiveness; collecting; summarizing; putting together
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
baton (of command); order; command; direction
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to thrust before; to thrust at
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
gambling; competition; game (of chance)
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to fight with swords; to cross swords
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique