combat engineer; military engineer; combat engineering; military engineering
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
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
to feel inferior; to feel small
explosive; blasting powder
sound wave; acoustic wave
great seal; seal of state
minister; secretary; Shujing; The Book of Documents; Ministry of Central Affairs (Qin-dynasty department); Oversight Department (under the Department of State of the ritsuryō system)
Jonathan; Jonathan's (family restaurant)
Douglas; Dauglass; Donglass; Douglass
surname; family name; last name
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
to shut oneself in (one's house, room, etc.); to confine oneself (to); to barricade oneself (in a building); to entrench oneself; to hole up
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
particular; hard to please; fussy
to hurt someone's feelings
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
approval; license; licence; permission
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by
marriage proposal; courtship
to be cold (to); to ignore (someone)
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
sharp-eared; have sharp ears; picks things up fast
hasty; rash; impatient; restless; quick (to draw conclusions, make decisions, etc.)
sooner or later; in time; eventually
showing one's face in public; facing another person
undesirable state brought about by (my) lack of virtue; feeling morally responsible; mea culpa
manufactured goods; finished goods; product
enterprise; business; company; corporation
to say something better left unsaid; to go too far (by saying something rude)
imputation; shifting (blame, responsibility, etc.); passing the buck; (arch.) second marriage; (arch.) remarriage