pearl; Perl; purl (knitting stitch)
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
secretary; councillor; councilor
violent explosion; bursting
(judo) foot technique; footwork
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
ouch!; hot, hot, hot!; something hot; fire
fully armed; armed to the teeth
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
making off with (something); absconding; stolen; absconded (with)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
really; truly; indeed; good grief
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
to chase away; to drive away; to drive out
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
cook; chef; tap; spigot; cock (male fowl); cock (penis)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to detain; to check; to restrain
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate