power; authority; jurisdiction
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
spirit; heart; disposition
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
help; assistance; service
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
detached; aloof; indifferent
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
invitation; bringing over; bringing about; giving rise to; causing
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to blindstitch the inside of a fold with (equally spaced) threadings (i.e. pulling shoe lacing tight)
abandoned people (people left to fend for themselves after a war or natural disaster)
to do (someone) a wrong; to do (someone) an ill turn; to take revenge; to resent; to bear a grudge
disdain; contempt; scorn; abhorrence
one's family and followers; one's whole clan
to hold fast; to protect to the end
creation; founding; initiating
family precepts; family motto; rule of the home
inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness
warning; admonition; lesson or a phrase that teaches you not to do something
one's house; one's home; one's family
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
little power; little influence; (one's) poor ability; limited ability; what little one can do
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
anxiety (about the future)
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
head house (family); birthplace; originator
conditionally; with conditions attached
to toady; to be obsequious
righteousness; justice; right
corridor; hallway; passageway
folding into four; quarto
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper