only; merely; but; no more than
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to be found; to be discovered
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
barbarian tribe; savage tribe
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
blunt (e.g. sword); dull; lazy; cowardly; good for nothing
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
cheap lodging or flophouse, especially in a skid row area or slum
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)