affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
stealth; travelling incognito (traveling); ninjutsu; ninja; sneak theft; sneak thief; tolerance
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
water's edge; waterside; shore; before coming ashore; before entering the country; (at the) border
limestone cave; limestone cavern
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
joint; seam; joining point
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
to bind; to fasten; to tie up
with a patting motion; lightly (tapping); (sticking) fast; firmly; sloshing (liquid); swaying
having a complete knowledge (of); knowing everything (about); knowing thoroughly; being well acquainted (with)
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
moat; fosse; trench; underground air-raid shelter; dugout
hurried construction; hurried production; hasty manufacture; hasty formation
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
large number (of); many; majority
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
carrying in (esp. heavy objects, artwork, furniture); bringing in; taking in
neglect (dereliction) of duty; negligence
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
party; set; gang; company; person
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
pat; tap; pop; crack; cutesy suffix applied to names
to play a hand game (e.g. rock, paper, scissors)
reason; cause; history; origin
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!