head house; main family; founder (of a certain school, style, etc.); originator; birthplace
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
individual; private person; personal; natural person
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to set (sun); to become dark
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
ten; 10; ten years of age
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to rise (of the tide)
results; record; grades; marks
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
low-altitude flying; having consistently poor results (grades, sales, etc.); barely scraping by; being on the verge of failing
expulsion (of a pupil); excommunication; anathema; expulsion (from a gang)
meaning; significance; sense
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
beginning; outset; first; onset
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
resembling ...; having the traits or characteristics of ...; -looking; with a ...-like expression; with an air of ...