to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
cardinal (Catholic church)
very much; very many; more and more
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
soldier; combatant; warrior
attaching (documents, etc.); appending; affixing
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
action; operation; effect; function
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
graduation examination; graduation test
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
entreaty; supplication; petition
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
retention; maintenance; preservation
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
great difference; big difference; wide margin
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
handbook; manual; guide; primer
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
general idea; concept; notion
aptitude; aptness; suitability
depends entirely on; depends above all on
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary