covert action; covert operations
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
mentally strong; strong-willed
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
belief; faith; conviction
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
vexing; irritating; impatient
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
by a hair's breadth; in the nick of time; touch and go; close call; critical moment
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
indoor (court, pool, etc.)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to find fault with other people rather than oneself; (for the pot) to call the kettle black
(not so) much; (not) very
practical question (problem); practical matter
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
due form; official; formality
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love