to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
powerful army; strengthening of the military
soft and lacking firmness; weak; weak-willed; spineless; weak (market); bearish
a little less than; a little under; weakness; the weak; -lower (seismic intensity)
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; noob; weak player
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
old soldier; veteran; old hand
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
fainting; losing consciousness; passing out; syncope
death due to shock (triggered by blood loss, heart failure or other causes)
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
falling into madness; losing one's sanity; being consumed by frenzy; entering a berserk state (in fiction, games, etc)
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference
the place for; the time for; the level of
particularly; only; in the case of
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
foul; breaking the rules; violation (of the law, regulations, etc.); infringement; breach
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
retention; maintenance; preservation
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
rare; uncommon; unusual; rare; lightly cooked
possession; retention; maintenance; holding; keeping
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
to make one's own; to take possession of
supreme ruler; autocrat; dynast; high king
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...