but; however; provided that
to get conceited; to become vain; to get stuck up; to get a swollen head; (lit.) to become a tengu
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
rival; competitor; competition
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
with one's own body; by one's own action; by one's own experience; barely (e.g. escape); narrowly
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
aggressiveness; competitive spirit; fighting spirit
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to get goosebumps; to have gooseflesh
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
violent emotion; passion; fury
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
like this; this sort; this way
to knock at the gate; to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil
young girl; lass; adolescent female
exaggerated; overblown; overdone
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
to come to realize; to become aware (of)
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
best pupil; leading disciple
anywhere; here and there; common; run-of-the-mill; ordinary
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
future; possible; potential; prospective