inexperienced person; incompetent person; ignoramus
may I come in?; please forgive me; I'm sorry
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
engagement gift; (ceremonial) exchange of engagement gifts
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
fleeting life; this transient world; sad world; world of grief and worry; the world of the living; this life
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
current master; father of one's current master; minister (of government); noble; (arch.) nobleman's residence
elbowing (someone); rejection; rebuff
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)
feudal retainer or warrior
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
messenger; envoy; emissary
to finish; to end; to be completed; to fulfill one's obligations
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
fool; blockhead; idiot; dunce
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
this very day; today is the day (that ...); today for sure
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
travelling on foot; traveling on foot; travelling all over
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
purification; cleaning up; purging
to be embarrassed; to lose face
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
no one at all; no one, who he or she may be