assertion; declaration; affirmation
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
nervous temperament; worry habit; pessimistic nature; pessimism
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
eating with one's fingers; snitching food; snatched food; embezzlement; misappropriation; flirting
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
pair; the two; both persons; both things
associate; junior; assistant; runner-up
situation where alcohol is being served; (over) a drink
passionate; fervent; affecting; moving; touching
future (usually near); prospects
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
valuation basis; appraisal standard
to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent
sword skills; swordsmanship
hack; untrained; incompetent; useless; quack (doctor)
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
ordinary person; unenlightened person
level; standard; water level
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count