to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
that country; (arch.) nirvana
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
suffering; distress; difficulty; hardship; misery; being bogged down
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
to choose the best; to select carefully; to handpick
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
to watch over; to watch attentively
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to be helpful; to be useful
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
in (e.g. secret); with (e.g. success)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy