illiteracy; ignorance; arhat; someone who has attained nirvana
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another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
lesson; discipline; example (e.g. set a bad example); revelation
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
three-digit number; hundreds column
taking turns; relieving the guard
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
garbage dump; scrap heap; rubbish dump; dump; dumpsite
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to become sodden; to swell up; to become lazy
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
armed forces; military; troops
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
penalty; sentence; punishment
watchdog; chaperone; watcher
results; record; grades; marks
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
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables