originally; by nature; from the start
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
horsemanship; equestrian art; (art of) riding
tank (military vehicle); chariot
steering; piloting; flying; management; handling; control
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
small knife that is largely ornamental or used to cut open letters and the like
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
grapple; scuffle; fight; defeating one's enemy on the battlefield
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
in succession; one by one
pride in one's strength or skill
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to command; to order; to tell (to do); to appoint (to the post of)
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
poisonous snake; poisonous serpent
scorpion (Scorpiones spp.)
murder; homicide; manslaughter
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
without cause; without reason
torture to death; torment to death
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
one's superior's anger; imperial wrath
handsome youth (male); pretty boy
martial arts; military arts; Bushido
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person