to temper thoroughly; to train well
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
two (long cylindrical things)
both hands; both arms; ten
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
comparatively; relatively
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
via; through; by doing; by means of; using