one's own child; one's own children
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to temper thoroughly; to train well
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
in name only; titular; nominal
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
many; a lot; much; multitude
(shrine) repository or treasure house; (shrine) sanctuary
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
ability; capability; skill
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
training; drill; practice; discipline
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
duty; obligation; responsibility
many; numerous; various; large number of
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
classroom learning (as contrasted to practical training); classroom lecture
of course; certainly; naturally
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in