ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
steering; piloting; flying; management; handling; control
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
selection; choice; picking out
able; capable; competent; able person; person of ability
national traits or character; nationality
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
be on your guard!; take care!
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to keep in mind; to memorize
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
to stir; to mix; to banter; to make fun of (what a person says); to stir up
to temper thoroughly; to train well
martial arts which involve fighting without weapons; combat sport; one-on-one fighting sport
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
side; beside; feature of a sword blade
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
at once; immediately; right now
spirit; heart; disposition
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn