stipulation; stating clearly; documenting in writing; stating explicitly
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
an unsettled course of action; (orders or laws) being revised often with no guiding principles
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
like this; this sort; this way
putting in force (a law); putting into operation; putting into effect; carrying out (a plan, policy, etc.); execution
to trouble; to bother; to annoy; to give trouble
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
expression; look; countenance; face
like a decent person; human
(practical) business; business practice; business affairs; (actual) work
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
rear vassal; daimyo's retainer
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification
bonus; bounty; reward; compensation
passing mark; qualifying marks (score)
drawing a line (esp. through an entry in a ledger, record book, etc.); striking out; cancellation (of a debt); writing off; indicating a long vowel with a long-vowel mark; long-vowel mark
to control; to command; to get the better of
to scam; to defraud; to swindle; to cheat
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
party to a contract; subscriber; policy owner (insurance)
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
(financial) settlement; squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
to miss (one's chance to ...)
premature death; untimely death; dying young
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
comprehensive; composite; all-round; all-embracing; general; overall
mediation; arbitration; conciliation (e.g. in civil or family court, leading to a settlement based on mutual concessions); mediation (of a labor dispute, by a labor relations commission)
based on; on the basis of
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)