sensitive; susceptible; impressionable
harmless; innocuous; safe; benign
large seal; large stamp; seal of approval; guarantee; endorsement
to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal
sick person; patient; invalid
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
to faint; to be exhausted
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
twenty-fourth day of the month; twenty-four days
deeply religious; devout; godly; faithful
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
killing time; staving off boredom
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
admiration; being impressed (by)
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
how it came about; how it originated; how it happened; the origins of the imbroglio
of course; certainly; naturally
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
same family (race, tribe)
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
simplification (character, hair-style, etc.); unbalancing an opponent
long stretch; long haul; marathon; long scene (in a play); long act
the five elements (in Japanese philosophy: earth, water, fire, wind and void); five great wisdom kings
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
position; location; base; point; site
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
killing two birds with one stone
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
independent action; acting alone
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
almost every day; almost daily
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off