real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation
dependability; credibility; coefficient of confidence
(even) if only a little; to some extent; in the slightest way
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
commencing with; including
step; stride; counter for steps
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
appeasement; placation; propitiation
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
Mara; demon king who attempted to hinder Gautama Buddha from attaining enlightenment; obstacle to enlightenment; penis
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
seniority by length of service
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
discerning eye; an eye (for something); public eye; (in) the eyes of others; appearance; sight
ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
attaching the polite suffix "-san" to someone's name
to look down on; to make light of
steel; sword steel; sword
genuine; authentic; true; real
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
something that requires thought; something that should be thought over carefully; something questionable; puzzle; riddle
contrary person; sourpuss; dog-in-the-manger
popularity; favorable reputation; high esteem; respect
disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
time of emergency; (in an) emergency
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a piece of type)
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
how many people; a number of people
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing