to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
to knead well; to polish; to refine
carrying voice; well-projected voice
to press; to oppress; to dominate; to overwhelm
to invite in; to show someone in
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor; (lit.) to touch the scale on a dragon's throat
ignorant; unenlightened; uncivilized; uncivilised
to be the worst of the worst; (lit.) to deserve to die ten thousand deaths
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
to make frantic efforts; to make an all-out effort; to try desperately
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
arrogance; haughtiness; conceitedness
to lie; to pretend; to feign; to deceive; to trick
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
not counted (in the score); not tallied
has never (done, occurred); there has never been an instance (where); there is no precedent (for)
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
to call together; to convene
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
drama; play; powerful drug
first attack; first strike; first blow
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
sword strike; sword slash
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
to wash away; to sweep away; to carry away
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing