to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
visit to console someone; giving comfort (to the sick, injured, etc.); expressing condolences (sympathy, concern, etc.); sympathy call
everything one does; whatever one does
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
connection; linking; linkage; link
cunning; crafty; wily; sly
to (prepare to) run away (from one's responsibilities, etc.)
sub-; -ous (indicating a low oxidation state); -ite; Asia; Argentina; Arabia; America
village headman; village mayor
to erase all trace of something
reduction by half; halving
to let spoil; to leave to rot; to cause to rot; to discourage; to dishearten
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier); guandao; Chinese glaive
common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling
patriarch; head of a family
to see through to the finish; to be seen to the end
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
Son of God; Jesus Christ; child of God; Christian; prodigy; young ace
portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back
skill; dexterity; master hand
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
battle formation; battle array; lineup (of a team, etc.); cast; staff
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
influenced (by); under an influence
boldly; bravely; resolutely; determinedly
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
pie in the sky; castles in the air; (lit.) drawing of a rice cake
half-dead; state of uncertainty; limbo; leaving unfinished with the intention of inflicting suffering