training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
steel; sword steel; sword
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
occurrence; happening; incident; event
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; swallowing (a story); believing unquestioningly; accepting (a proposal, demand, etc.) unconditionally; accepting as-is
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
guarding; guard; railway bridge (over a road); (railroad) overpass; flyover
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
to have (something) innate; to be born with
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
strong-willed; strong of heart
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
resolute; determined; bold
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
choices; alternatives; options
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
trunk; torso; body; body (of an aircraft); fuselage; hull (of a ship)
it is to be regretted that ...; it is a pity that ...; it is unfortunate that ...
to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
same kind; same sort; same species; same race; homogeneity
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
obstinate; stubborn; obstinate person; stubborn person