to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
pupil; student; schoolchild
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
in all sincerity; with one's whole heart; whole-hearted devotion
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
opinion; intention; thought
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
surely; certainly; without doubt
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
too much; excessively; too
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
manly; masculine; like a man
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
episode; anecdote; vignette
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
to wait for one's punishment; to wait before one gets what's coming to one; (lit.) to wash one's neck and wait (i.e. for one's beheading)
decisive defeat; rout; thrashing; losing big
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)