token (effort); something done for form's sake
manners; courtesy; etiquette
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
fragment; one of the group or party
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
being too late; losing one's final chance
first meeting; first interview with
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious
imprudence; indiscretion; thoughtlessness
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
from the beginning; from scratch
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
favorite pupil; favourite pupil; teacher's pet
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
word ending; way of ending one's words; slip of the tongue; verbal mistake
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
with all one's strength; with all one's might
foolhardiness; recklessness; savage valour; savage valor; brute courage
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
narrow; thin (sized); slender
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
herculean strength; mountain carrier-guide