point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
smith; blacksmith; small crowbar for extracting nails; cat's paw
ancestral; hereditary; handed down from generation to generation; for generations; from generation to generation
to beat; to batter; to pummel
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
grandfather; male senior-citizen
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
as soon as possible; ASAP
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
money (given as thanks); reward money; fee; key money; fee paid for rental rights
border area; border zone; borderland
person sought by the police; wanted person; fugitive from justice
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
easy money; easy gain; making a killing
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires
meaning; called; named; that says; that
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
exceptional; praiseworthy; laudable
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)
unable to stay healthy; ruining one's health; exceeding the limits of one's body; unable to maintain one's fortune
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
(any) more; further; in addition (to this); at this stage; now; now that things have come to this
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
during imprisonment; while in jail