although I say; although one might say; although called
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
with a great deal of effort; laboriously
to some extent; to a certain extent
income; receipts; revenue
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
settlement; solution; resolution
way; method; means; resource; course
weak; frail; slender; feminine
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation; to be completely defeated; to be beaten hollow
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to bedaub (with paint); to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
domestic discord; internal discord; internal strife; internal struggle; infighting
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
intelligence or information network
religious mendicancy; asking for alms; monk's begging; going with one's bowl to the meditation hall at mealtime (in a Zen temple)
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
head temple of a sect; (organizational) headquarters; (organisational) headquarters
Mt.; Mount; (fig.) Mt.; (fig.) Mount
government office; agency; board
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
priest soldier; warrior monk
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to solicit; to demand; to extort