focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
special training; intensive training; crash course
work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of
persistent; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
immediately; right away; on the spot
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
serious; not joking; straight
being somewhat (half) joking; half seriously; half in jest; in a jocular vein
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
curved sword (e.g. a scimitar, shamshir, etc.); curved blade
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
behind; in the rear; in back
distant; remote; isolated
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
arrest; apprehension; capture
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
shooting; firing; emitting; ejection; projection; injection
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody