unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
out-of-school; off-campus
illicit sexual relationship
ignorant of the ways of the world
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
now that; since; so long as; because
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
(giving) instruction; initiation
to know (a person); to think
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
telephone book; telephone directory
registration; accession; register; entry; record
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
for some (unspecified) reason
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
people; men and women; each person; everybody
just because; even if; even though
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to fall in love (with); to love
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure