transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
essence; true nature; substance; reality
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to capture; to seize; to plunder
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
camera shake; picture blur; deviation; slight shifting
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
to try all possible means
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
door; gate; opening; title page
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
under the orders of; by order (command)
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
to trample; to crush underfoot
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
great difference; major mistake
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
stopping of bleeding; stanching; hemostasis; haemostasis