difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
rare (or peculiar) animal
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
the clouds look menacing; things don't look good
to know thoroughly; to have full knowledge of
thirst for knowledge; intellectual thirst
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
imputation; shifting (blame, responsibility, etc.); passing the buck; (arch.) second marriage; (arch.) remarriage
outside world; physical world
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor; (lit.) to touch the scale on a dragon's throat
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
lightly and smoothly (of movements); swiftly; glidingly; (progressing) smoothly; (solving) easily
prospects of victory; chances of success
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
tedious; boring; being fed up with
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
(large) building; public building; hall
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
stronghold; citadel; base (of operations); headquarters
accursed; damned; blasted
head; chief; leader; the greatest (of all the ...)
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to be intimate with; to befriend
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated