leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
(committing, resorting to) an act of violence
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
to be jealous; to be envious
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
from (this, here, etc.); since (this)
removal; detachment; demounting; dismantling; disassembly
newcomer; initiate; rookie
to get twisted; to get warped; to get distorted; to twist; to warp
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
wisdom of age; sagacity of one's years; old-man's wisdom
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
to manage skillfully; to manoeuvre (e.g. car, horse); to maneuver
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
to stare back at; to look back at
(musical) conductor; commander; leader; director
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
with a start; with a jump
to warp; to bend backwards; to throw one's head (or shoulders) back; to throw out one's chest
to jump over; to leap over; to fly over; to fly across; to jump ahead (of someone); to skip over
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
even assuming that ...; even granted that ...
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
to smile a smile of satisfaction
to take (a person) unawares; to make a surprise attack
dizzying (speed, changes, etc.); rapid; drastic; bewildering; hectic; bustling (e.g. world)
accursed; damned; blasted
then; well; so; bye then; bye bye
tedious talk; repetition; complaint; tongue-twister
taking no notice of; paying no attention to
to think alike; to get along
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
prostrating oneself (in submission, respect, etc.)