decisive battle of brief duration
assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; openmouthed (with surprise)
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person
going through; going via; going by way of
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
land route; overland route; by land; overland
being in love with each other
celebration (of a joyous occasion); blessing; giving one's blessing; blessing (from God)
means; expedient; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
general public; the masses
(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
dogs and cats; pets; something trivial; worthless thing
human kindness; human weakness
to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)
without (making) any mistakes; flawlessly; accurately
in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
riverbank; riverside; market on the riverbank (esp. fish market); place (for activities); venue
ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman
the moment of meeting (of two people, vehicles, etc.); the moment of running into each other; the moment of crossing paths
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool-headed; cool (i.e. fashionable or stylish); course (of medical treatment)
cruise; navigation; sailing
presumably; conceivably; in my opinion; in my view; I think (that); upon thought
accelerator (pedal); gas pedal
opening fully; full throttle; full power
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin
summary; recapitulation; aggregation
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to squander (one's money); to run through (one's fortune); to lose money (e.g. by gambling)
dignity; grace; nobility; grade; quality; fineness
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
utmost limit; extremity; result
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
at a young age; while still young
to stop talking; to be silent
true state; actual condition; reality