whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence
to trample down; to devastate
conscious; deliberate; intentional
type of cleromancy divination (described in the Book of Changes) performed with long sticks; The Book of Changes; Yijing; I Ching
slight; thin; on the weak side
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
to temper a sword; to forge a sword
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
holding a sword above one's head (kendo posture); haughty attitude; overbearing manner
sweeping sideways; mowing down
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
to sustain a serious wound
to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl; to shift position (of an object)
passing mark; qualifying marks (score)
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
to prove a loss; to be a disadvantage; to not pay
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
elopement; running away with a lover
vagrancy; wandering; nomadism
history; pedigree; lineage
windy; windswept; receive harsh treatment
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
forevermore; for eternity
heart attack; myocardial infarction
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength
time will cure all; time heals all wounds
early on; earlier on; from early
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
evacuation order; evacuation notice
summoning; calling; riding; (high-quality) silk crepe (fabric)
you can never be too careful
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
honesty; integrity; purity and unselfishness
lesson; discipline; example (e.g. set a bad example); revelation
point in question (at issue)