keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
to take precautions; to set a guard against attack
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
row of houses; each house; every house; every door
this and that; one thing or another
great speed; extreme speed; swiftness
thin washer on either side of the guard (tsuba) of a sword; (up to) the hilt; wits' end
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
critical condition; being on the verge of death
nirvana; supreme enlightenment; death; death of Buddha
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
look; glance; stone (in the game of go)
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
modest; reserved; quiet; humble
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
retribution; retributive justice; karma; just deserts; poetic justice; reward and punishment for one's past behavior
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
nodding; greeting (with eyes)
sound sleep; good sleep; quiet sleep
electricity; (electric) light
knowledge and action; ruling a fief; ruling a territory given by one's liege; territory given by one's liege
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
resentment; indignation; anger
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
worldly wisdom; knowledge of the ways of the world
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you