flute; fife; pipe; whistle
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
to put one's hand on; to touch
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to pick up; to find; to gather
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
front; frontage; facade; main
to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
going around; patrol; round; tour
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
true character; true heart; true spirit
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
unable to back out; unable to withdraw; unable to stop; unable to compromise
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly