to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
notice; attention; observation
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
study; diligence; discount; reduction
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
progress; advance; improvement; development
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
literary and military arts; the pen and the sword
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
story; tale; talk; discussion
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
originally; by nature; from the start
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible