to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
sabotage; subversive activities
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
pointing out; identification
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
you (plural); all of you; you all
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
running errands (for someone else); errand boy; gofer; dogsbody
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
calm; composed; cool; quiet
reversal; return; return gift; return favour; barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
woman; female; feminine gender
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
first principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; tiny dash or speck
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
legal force; legally binding force; compelling power; compelling force
strength; power; proficiency; ability
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp