to make a vow; to take an oath
worldly wisdom; secret of success in life
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
armaments; military preparations
abstention; nonintervention; noninterference
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
to enter into diplomatic relations
although there are many of them
tacit; unspoken; implicit
killing; destruction of life; cruel; heartless; callous
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
fall of the curtain; last scene; end of act
to narrow the focus; to focus attention (on); to concentrate (on); to zero in
your countenance (his ..., her ..., etc.)
having an audience with someone of very high social standing (e.g. the emperor)
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
harbour; harbor; landing place; wharf; anchorage
grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
single edge (e.g. sword blade)
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute
sol (colloid that has a continuous liquid phase)
inversion; opposition; conflicting; repulsion; contradiction
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
coal mine; (coal) pit; colliery
manual or physical labor; manual or physical labour
no exception; without exception; always the same
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
to wander from place to place; to change jobs