carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
ten; 10; ten years of age
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
to get used to using; to get accustomed to using
(hand) weapon; (arch.) one's forte; (arch.) one's special skill; (arch.) weapon one is skilled in using
plural; multiple; plural (number)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
having gone too far to turn back
looking on; standing by and watching; sitting back and watching; remaining a spectator
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
a few seconds; several seconds
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
another; one more; (not) quite; (not) very; lacking
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to unfold; to unroll; to open
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
to tell a person (something) emphatically; to let a person have it
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to accept; to receive; to agree
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
obstinacy; atman; the self; the ego
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
independence; self-reliance
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
to carry out to completion; to carry through; to see (something) through; to complete; to accomplish
choice; selection; option
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)