pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
seal; stamp; judgment; judgement; size (of paper or books)
seal of blood; sealing with one's blood
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
contract law; law of contract
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips
sect; denomination; school (e.g. of poetry)
to entrust (someone) with; to pin one's hopes on (someone's future); to have great expectations for; to have (someone) deliver (a letter, etc.); to leave (a message); to send word
for convenience; as a matter of convenience
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
marriage proposal; courtship
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
security for a loan; collateral
to follow; to accompany; to serve; to work under; to obey
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
full payment; liquidation
conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty); fastening (as in a joint)
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness; negligence
formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
sense of relief; feeling of relief
(deliberate) misinterpretation; distortion (of someone's words, etc.); contortion; perversion; disingenuous understanding
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
preventive measure; precautionary measure
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; ritual exchange of cups (to seal a bond or pledge)
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
person concerned; interested party; related party
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
performance (of a duty); fulfillment (of a promise); fulfilment; execution (of a contract); discharge; implementation
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly