surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
to explain adequately; to be accountable
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
secret art; the mysteries
cannot be compared with; no match for
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
winner-takes-all (system)
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
unreliable; undependable; untrustworthy; not to be counted on
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
price; cost; charge; consideration (in a contract)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
fair and square; open and aboveboard
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
decoration; ornament; trimmings
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
advanced level; high grade; senior