satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
preliminary arrangements; spade work
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
I see; that's right; indeed
due form; official; formality
father; dad; husband; you; he
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
carved seal; engraved stamp; to engrave (a seal); to carve; to make an impression (with a seal)
to take over; to hand over
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
ago; since; before; previous
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
heresy; evil ways; sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
temporary truce; ceasefire
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
should; must; -able; probably; likely
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
desperately; for one's dear life
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to