small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; noob; weak player
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
all; entire; whole; altogether
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; fatigue (of metal, etc.)
trudging (along); plodding; slowly and with heavy steps
to head home; to leave for home
to blow fiercely; to rage; (arch.) to play (a flute, etc.) for fun
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
in the same way as; just like
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
(giving) instruction (esp. in the secrets of an art, discipline, etc.); initiation; teaching; passing on; imparting
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
(having) life-and-death power (over)
right (to do something); authority; power
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
to continue to do; to persist in doing
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
assertion; declaration; affirmation
of course; certainly; naturally
on and after; from ... onward; since
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)