messenger; envoy; emissary
headhunting (collecting the heads of dead enemies as trophies)
(another's) son; boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
(inflectional) ending of a word; end of a sentence
chilly; unpleasantly cold
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to swoop down; to glide down; to fly down; to land gently (on); to alight (on)
(another's) daughter; young lady
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
first generation; founder
one digit; one column; the "ones" column
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
beyond one's means or position
to incur someone's enmity
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
you (primarily used by men in letters to their equals or inferiors)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
marriage (of a woman); marrying into a husband's family; becoming a bride; wedding; wedding ceremony
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
(understanding or appreciation of) culture; (one's) education; cultivation; sophistication; refinement
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
in one's own way or style
to be fated; to be linked by fate
choices; alternatives; options
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through