to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
to open up to someone else; to divulge one's true feelings; to be openhearted
to harm; to cause harm to
to temper thoroughly; to train well
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
without eating or drinking
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
wasted effort; fruitless effort; vain efforts
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
to knock at the gate; to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil
to shun; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of (esp. one's health)
dung beetle; gold beetle; goldbug; maggots in faeces (feces)
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
to suffer an embarrassing defeat
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly
planet; dark horse; surprise contender
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
to rekindle one's love; to fall in love again (with a person one has previously been in love with)
to jump up and down; to hop
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!
under-shoulder swing-down; technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down; dodging; parrying (questions); disappointment; letdown
everywhere; everywhere one goes; wherever one goes
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
to whine; to make feeble complaints