diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
to keep a record; to keep a tally
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
interior; inside; internal
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
because of; owing to; due to
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
incarnation; impersonation; personification; avatar
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
price; cost; value; worth; value
negotiations; discussions; connection
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)