efficacy; benefit; efficiency; effect; result; success
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
brave warrior; hero; brave man
helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
in that way; like that; that way
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
innocent; blameless; guiltless
cruel; merciless; pitiful; tragic; breaking a religious precept without shame
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
break in time; interruption; pause
to take a breath; to take a short rest
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
thousands; several thousand
competing; competition; auction
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
three days and three nights
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
to be smeared; to be covered
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
to drive (e.g. horse, carriage); to control; to manage
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray