to understand; to keep in mind
credibility; probative value; power of evidence on a judge's mind
to digress; to stray from the subject; to miss the target; to fly wide of the mark
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
grated daikon; daikon grater
arbor; arbour; bower; summer house; square gazebo
to weaken (of willpower, solidarity, etc.); to lose one's edge; to become less tense; to become lax (of discipline, rules, etc.)
epidermis; cuticle; scarfskin; endocarp
effusiveness; gushing; shrillness
interlude; intermission; insert chapter; special chapter
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
fortitude; firmness of character; hardihood; manliness
to strike; to attack; to punish
to read smoothly; to skim
we are innocent until proven guilty; suspicion alone is not grounds for punishment; in dubio pro reo
snakeheads; Chinese criminal gangs, esp. for smuggling Chinese immigrants
Apocrypha (i.e. as opposed to the Biblical canon); non-Buddhist writings (esp. Confucian writings)
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
material ejected during a volcanic eruption (cinders, scoria, etc.)
youngster; young and immature person
a set of three bouts; three-game match; three-bout contest
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
basic technology; generic technology
another's eyes; other people's eyes; casual observer
blindingly quick speed; (in) a flash; (in) the blink of an eye
first day of summer (approx. May 6)
to fulfill one's duty; to discharge one's duties