to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
by myself; in person; by oneself
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
rather; better; instead; if anything
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
please (give me); please (do for me)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
instructor; (fencing) teacher; model
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
honorific/polite/humble prefix
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)