tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
meditation; contemplation
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
going into battle; departure for the front; appearing (in a match); starting an election campaign
unreliable; undependable; untrustworthy; not to be counted on
to peel (roughly); to tear off; to rip off
strangling (to death); strangulation
prejudice; bias; distorted view
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
hostility towards people close to oneself (family, associates, etc.); bearing hatred for one's peers
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
to re-examine; to review; to recheck
know your enemy, know thyself, and you shall not fear a hundred battles
key; mode (in gagaku); time; tempo; meter (of a poem); metre; style
autosuggestion; self-suggestion
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
capturing alive (an animal or person); something captured alive
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
willing (even) to do; prepared to do; ready to do; not mind doing
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
puppet; marionette; puppet (person, organization, government, etc.); figurehead; (arch.) prostitute
to capture alive; to catch alive; to take prisoner
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
each individual; each person
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
single combat; duel; one-on-one fight
following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing; tailing; chasing
pus; corruption; rot; evils
superb view; picturesque scenery
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small