strength; power; proficiency; ability
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
very small fraction (of); very small proportion; very small part; tiny bit
to become possible; to become able to (do)
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
in the same way as; just like
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
to whiten; to grow light (esp. at dawn); to cool (of a mood); to be dampened (of enthusiasm); (arch.) to decline; (arch.) to weaken; (arch.) to lose its tone (of a musical instrument)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)