to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
training; drill; practice; discipline
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
eradication of malignant spirits (esp. used in fantasy and science fiction)
to encamp; to take up a position
the five elements (in Chinese philosophy: wood, fire, earth, metal and water); the five phases; five practices of the Bodhisattvas; the five pillars of Islam
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to appease; to suppress; to calm
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
to carry around; to carry on one's person
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
colour; color; hue; tints
to make an appeal; to urge
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
verbalizing; putting into words
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
to bring; to take; to bring about
to draw (a line); to demarcate; to mark; to plan
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
outline; contour line; border line
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to state; to express; to mention
joint; link; knot; tie-together point
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
useless object; deadwood; white elephant; boondoggle