difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
beginning; outset; first; onset
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
had better ...; had better not ...
to be silent; to say nothing
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
tendency; trend; inclination
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
while; during; while; although; all; both
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
length of a blade (sword, knife, etc.); walking on the edge of a sword
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
metre; meter; meter; gauge
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
hostility; antagonism; opposition
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
net weight; useful part; actual content; real; effective
out of one's league; facing a too tough opponent; outclassed
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features)
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
same; similar; (just) like; equal
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment