to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
stolen goods; loot; spoils
possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people
royal capital; imperial capital
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
inscription; epitaph; (manufacturer's) engraved signature; motto; maxim
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
passing; (person) who happens to pass by; (place) that one happens to pass by; casual (e.g. romance); momentary
famous sword; excellent sword
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to crumble away; to collapse
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
one's long-cherished desire
blunt (e.g. sword); dull; lazy; cowardly; good for nothing
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
thoughtless; rash; hasty; imprudent
difference; discrepancy; variation
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
encircled flower seal (equiv. of a gold star awarded to children for good work at school)
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
opportunity; chance; time; occasion
rewriting; rewrite; fair copy
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
skill; dexterity; proficiency