failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
to put out; to extinguish
military authorities; army circles
military officer; naval officer
coastline; shoreline; coastal railway
virtually empty; quite empty; inadequately defended; defenseless; defenceless
not a little; not a few; considerable
not revealing (thoughts, feelings); not breathing a word
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to temper thoroughly; to train well
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
to polish up; to shine up
renewing oneself; changing one's way of thinking
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
dogfight; dogfighting; fighting dog
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
busy; having no (free) time
adverse circumstances; adversity
trauma (usu. psychological)
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
military superiority; military supremacy
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
to be a matter of life or death
manly spirit; soul of a samurai
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent