this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
organization; organisation; forming
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
daring; brave; bold; valiant; intrepid; dauntless
fate; destiny; predestination
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
sal (tree) (Shorea robusta); saul; Japanese stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamellia)
degeneration; retrogression; atrophy; regression (e.g. of society); deterioration; degeneration
to yield; to give way to; to make way for
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
high and low speed; fast and slow; lenience and severity; emergency; crisis
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
concentration (e.g. of a solution); enrichment; condensation
high laced shoes or boots
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
bare eyes (i.e. without glasses, contact lenses, etc.); uncorrected vision; unaided vision
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
mountain's surface; bare surface of a mountain
standing tall; towering; soaring
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
attacking one opponent then immediately attacking another
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
cunning; craft; guile; slyness
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow