amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
good performance; good work; great success
such ... as; or some such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
enemy territory; hostile place
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle