mental; spiritual; emotional
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
sound judgment; sane decision; act performed with a clear mind
reasons; circumstances; details; particulars; hindrance; inconvenience
to hold still; to hold in place; to calm down; to become steady (e.g. of nerves); to become fixed (e.g. of a gaze); to become glazed
dying in a lost battle; falling in a lost cause
cannot be helped; unavoidable
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
one line; one streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident)
steel; sword steel; sword
hand used like a sword in striking
classical form of martial art
loose articles (not packaged with other things); bulk items; individual items; coins; small change
to keep in mind and do as one has been told; to learn and obey; to act in accordance; to comply
gentle; mild; meek; tender
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
desperation; self-abandonment
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
winter wind whistling through a bamboo fence
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
fall; crash (of an aircraft)
learning by watching others; learning by imitation; following by example
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
grabbing a handful (of); grabbing as much as one can in one handful; catching with one's hands
lightly; gently; (breaking apart) easily
carnivore; carnivorous animal
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser
to knock together; to strike against each other; to clash; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance); to coordinate
craftsman; skilled artisan
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
to crack; to be cracked; to develop a crack
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
bodily; with all one's weight; with one's whole body
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
sobriety; soberness; sober face
innumerable; countless; numberless
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound
to pierce through; to break through
meteor; shooting star; falling star