to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
excavation; exhumation; digging up; discovery (of a new fact, talent, etc.); finding; unearthing
student; follower; students and pupils
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
participant; entrant; player; competitor
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
inconsistency; contradiction; disobedience
cause of victory; reason for (one's) success
military scholar; military writer
it's precisely for that reason that ...; which is precisely why ...
close-up; bringing attention to; bringing to the fore; putting under close scrutiny
to lean (something) against; to set against; to prop up against
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
to repeat someone's mistake; to make the same mistake as one's predecessor; (lit.) to follow the ruts (of a previous cart)
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
with a start; in a fright; alarmedly
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
pride; self-confidence; self-esteem; self-conceit
raising a question; posing a problem; setting a hare running
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
retrocession; (disease) settling in the internal organs; becoming pent-up (of emotions); accumulation (of anger, frustration, etc.); internalization
sharp (words); harsh (manner, tone, etc.); hostile (mood, attitude, etc.); spiky; prickly; jagged
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
sharp parting remark; parting threat
whole face; all over one's face
arbitration; intercession; mediation
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness; negligence
cry (e.g. of a baby); sob; whine; tearful voice; weepy voice
deed; act; conduct; behavior; asceticism
result; fruit (of); product (of)
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
wild; rough; unrefined; unpolished; rugged; tough
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to be superstitious; to believe in omens