to temper a sword; to forge a sword
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels; to be self-complacent
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
suddenly; all at once; rapidly
(set of) facial features; looks
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
an instant; a split second; no time at all; (lit.) time of an "ah!"
with a bang bang (e.g. repeated sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace; with great vigor
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
to allow; to let (someone) do; to make (someone) do
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
hammer; mallet; sledgehammer; gavel
practice-swinging (sword, bat, tennis racket, etc.)
to complete decisively; to do to completion
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
frightening (of the future); worrying; scary; ominous; portentous
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
will; testament; one's dying wish; one's last words
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
exactly the opposite (of); completely opposite; quite contrary
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
light pink; light crimson
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
to make an appeal; to urge
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
that's the way it is; such is life
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish