training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
before the gate; in front of the gate
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
worldwide financial crisis; global depression
second day of the month; two days
other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
personification; impersonation; embodiment
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to finger; to tamper (with)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
other side; other party; other end (e.g. of phone connection); opposition
to shave off; to scrape off
restoration; repair; mending
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
innumerable; countless; numberless
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to lose sight of; to miss
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
all sides; the four cardinal directions and the four ordinal directions; large hanging lantern
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)