isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
to hunt up; to locate; to inquire out
fresh, young ears of rice
outer surface; outward appearance; outside; outside; outer; outward
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
to play a leading role; to play a central part
stay calm; don't be rushed; don't be flustered
to mark the end; to spell the end
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
mess; jumble; muddle; chaos
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
results; record; grades; marks
irreproachable conduct; good conduct; high morals
drawing a katana and attacking in the same stroke; doing (something) suddenly and without warning; doing without prior notice
relatively; comparatively
to cause someone to worry
to follow another's example
horseplay; fooling around
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
firm; unshakeable; resolute
actual profit; practical use; benefit
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
acquaintance; relation; affinity; reason
having said that; be that as it may
to think; to use one's head; to exercise one's brains
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted
vitality; (one's) life force
slack; loose; lax; slovenly; sloppy
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave