professor; teaching; instruction
written oath; covenant; pledge
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
oath; vow; pledge; covenant
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
authorities; relevant authorities; authorities concerned; this office
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
one's best interests; one's own good
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)