quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
society; the world; the times
curse; spell; malediction
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
to restore one's energy; to restore one's spirits; to recharge one's batteries
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
mincing; cutting; rapping (a percussion instrument); beating; shredded tobacco; interval
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to follow (a rule, precedent, style, etc.); to conform to; to be in accordance with
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
welcome; (warm) reception
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
real intention; true motive; true meaning
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
living thing; organism; creature; biology
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
skeleton (of a vertebrate, ship, building, etc.); transparency (revealing the inner workings of a device); translucency; skeleton (sport); skeleton (code)
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
three; three years of age
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
calm; composed; leisurely
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to draw a line (between); to make a distinction (between); to distinguish (between)
moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative; sente; move that forces a response from the opponent, allowing the player to retain the initiative
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to hit each other; to exchange blows; to fight
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
to monitor closely (for rule-breaking, etc.); to keep a close eye on
blinding someone's eyes (to make an escape); smoke screen; distraction; magic (trick); sleight of hand
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)