technical skill; ability; capacity
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
utter stranger; mere passerby; outsider
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
yearning; longing for; deep affection
simmer; bubble out; flow out
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
oath; vow; attestation; solemn pledge
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
Muscat (wine grape variety); Muscat (Oman)
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
wicked heart; evil design
the open sky and the serene sea; as open as the sky and serene as the sea; magnanimous
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
to rain (or snow), keeping people indoors
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
3000; three thousand; many
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
intimate; carefree; familiar; friendly
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
spelling; orthography; patching; binding
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
advertising section; classified ads; advertisement column; advertising space