thought; consideration; thinking
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
recommendation (by others)
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
loud shout; excited cheering
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
calm; composed; leisurely
to breathe out; to exhale
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
document; official papers
lattice; counter for large bundles (e.g. 10 sheafs of rice, 200 sheets of calligraphy paper, 20 whistling arrows, 100 fish); handbreadth (unit for measuring the length of arrows)
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
very interesting; of great interest
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
materials; data; document
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in