weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
in comparison to; rather than
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to make a fool of someone
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; bull; beef
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
life; living; I; me; student
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
even though; despite; when
mat; canvas (boxing, wrestling)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
footwork; mobility; flexibility; adaptability
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
(clenched) fist; knuckles
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to approach; to draw near
in one's own way or style
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
to yell; to rant; to rave
to flare up; to fly into a rage
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary