incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
decision of a contest; finals (in sports)
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
to pass (of time); to elapse
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
personal (employee); employed; retained
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
instructor; (fencing) teacher; model
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
at that time; in those days
beloved concubine; favourite concubine (e.g. of the shogun)
older brother; elder brother
common knowledge; well-known fact
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
imperial court; royal court
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
nice; likeable; desirable
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
door; gate; opening; title page
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
discovery; detection; finding
by myself; in person; by oneself
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
registration; accession; register; entry; record
the person in question; the person themselves; said person