senior pupil (of the same master); senior disciple; senior student; senior member
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
best pupil; leading disciple
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
match; game; bout; contest
to take (a person) unawares; to make a surprise attack
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
neutrality (incl. chemical, electrical, etc.); indifference; sexlessness; androgyny; neuter gender
being startled; getting a shock
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
clear; distinct; evident; definite
S-wave (e.g. of earthquake); secondary wave
fluent (in a language); flowing
Japanese person; Japanese people
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
context (of a passage); line of thought; context; environment; circumstances
rank-and-file member of staff; ordinary employee; low-grade employee
guess; conjecture; surmise
elder sister; effeminate man
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
cheerful; bright; clear; clean; honest
speech; expression; wording; language
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
all (there is); as long as there is