basis; foundation; grounds; authority
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to be discouraged; to be disheartened
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
sincere; earnest; serious
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to the best of one's meager ability; the little help one can be; though my help might not be worth much
master; teacher; stable master
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
drawing; diagram; plans; blueprint
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
many; numerous; various; large number of
state-of-the-art; cutting-edge
group; bunch; crowd; group
none other than; ... himself; ... herself
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
having a poor endgame; missing at the last turn
so; like this; in this way
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
to come apart; to unravel; to come loose; to become disarrayed (e.g. hair)
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
whole story; full picture; full particulars
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
to smile a smile of satisfaction
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer