long military service; having experienced many battles
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
cloud of dust (sand, etc.)
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
leather; tanned animal hide; suede; kanji "tanned leather" radical (radical 178)
cart-horse; work-horse; doing something wholeheartedly; doing with one's undivided attention
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
clergyman; churchman; clergy
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
various countries; various regions; various provinces
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
going to and fro; back and forth
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
leather strap; thong; leash
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
rest; break; recess; intermission
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless