order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
(practice of) simplicity and frugality; scrimping and saving
many; much; plenty; hardly
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
to order; to command; to appoint
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
rood (measure of land area)
boy; son; baby boy; young man
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
competent; suitable; qualified
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
instead; but (on the other hand)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
thought; consideration; thinking
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
expressive power; inventiveness; creative power
judgment; judgement; discernment
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
in one's own way or style
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
top recommendation; (something) highly recommended
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to find the resolve (to do); to make up one's mind (with); to act on a thought
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to pour into (liquids); to pump into