absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
to play a hand game (e.g. rock, paper, scissors)
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
knuckle dusters; brass knuckles
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
martial arts; military arts; Bushido
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
to collect information; to gather knowledge
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
sympathy; empathy; response
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
to be opposite; to face each other
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
some people; a few people; several people
number of persons; personnel
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
victory or defeat; match; contest; game