tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
exchange of blows; long rally
to run into (room, building, etc.); to go for long training runs
(with a) mindset as if one were playing a video game; thinking of (treating) something as though it were a game
pearls thrown before swine; unused possession; useless possession; waste of talent
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
some people; a few people; several people
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
meanwhile; in the meantime
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
release; liberation; acquittal
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
hotel charges (for lodging, not meals, etc.)
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
sign (of things to come); good omen; good sign
immigration check; immigration inspection
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
free (of charge); gratuitous
number of articles; quantity
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
in proportion to; just as much as
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
thin washer on either side of the guard (tsuba) of a sword; (up to) the hilt; wits' end
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
to water down; to dilute with water