to talk to oneself; to mutter
old wound; scar; unpleasant past experience; painful memory; past misdeed
grandfather; male senior-citizen
overly familiar; overfamiliar; too friendly; too free; cheeky
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
loincloth; waistcloth; kimono underskirt
secluding oneself in the mountains; undertaking ascetic practices at a mountain temple; retreat; off-site meeting
martial arts; military arts; wushu (Chinese martial art)
martial spirit; military spirit; the spirit of true warriors
being somewhat excited (agitated)
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
good news; happy news; glad tidings
extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd
to rub; to scrub; to scrape; to draw near; to press
to reach mutual understanding; to understand each other
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
seriously; in earnest; for real; all out; really; with a will
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
one more time; once more; once again
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
(any) more; further; in addition (to this); at this stage; now; now that things have come to this
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
consumption; expenditure; spending
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
brain work; mental work; nonmanual labor
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
decline; ebb; failure; decay; decrease; loss
irregularity; abnormality; change of tone; transposition; modulation
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to produce
Vermilion Bird (god said to rule over the southern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the southern heavens