expert; skilled hand; person of experience
one's relatives by blood and marriage (in blood and law); one's kith and kin
medal; shield; card on which dharani (etc.) are written; notice board (in a Zen temple); tile (mahjong, dominos, etc.)
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
extinguishing; dying out (of a fire); putting out
to be selected (from among many people)
thoroughbred (horse); person of lineage; blue-blood
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
resident; indigenous; always existing
granted that; even if; even though
suitable person; well-qualified person; responsible party; responsible person
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
restoration; revival; resurgence
great vigor; tremendous energy; (lit.) forceful enough to knock down birds in flight
far sight and deep design
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
grand; far-reaching; ambitious
speculation; thinking; meditation
eardrum; tympanic membrane
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
for better or worse; for good or for evil
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
unable to do one's work; can't get anything done
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly
rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent
to cringe with fear; to cower with fright; to be terribly afraid
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
birth and growth; giving birth and raising; development; breeding
injured person; wounded person; casualty
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
custody; detention; confinement
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
discharge (e.g. of water from a dam); release (of young fish into a river, pond, etc.); stocking (a river, etc. with fish); (arch.) banishment; (arch.) exile
inattention; absent-mindedness
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
cunning; crafty; wily; sly