adoration; admiration; devotion
Bushido; samurai code of chivalry
maniac; enthusiast; fan; mania; craze
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
one of two (possibilities, alternatives, etc.)
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
probability; likelihood; chances
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
temple (esp. large one); monastery; temple building
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
real thing; original; actual
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
practice; practising; training; study
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
sheathing a sword; returning a sword to its scabbard
in the same way as; just like
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
warp; curvature; bend; curve (of a sword)
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
noble; high and noble; noble (character); refined; precious; expensive
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
blunt (e.g. sword); dull; lazy; cowardly; good for nothing
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher