ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
walking briskly; determinedly
tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces
to mix; to stir; to blend
to set someone to work in an arrogant fashion; to push someone around; to chatter; to jaw; to jabber
quarrel; dispute; argument
starting field which contains the November and/or December 20-point card
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
exhausted; worn out; battered (esp. of clothing); worn out; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
trial product; prototype model
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
continuing from beginning to end; continuous run; appetizer; starter; performance of an entire play
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
area under direct control (of the shogun)
hard-to-overcome obstacle; high hurdle; (lit.) thick wall
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
to be willing to do anything (any trick) to achieve one's end
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
agency; agent; answering (the door, phone, etc. on someone's behalf); ushering in (a visitor); passing on (a message); conveyance
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
verification; confirmation; on-site inspection (by a judge, investigator, etc.) to gather physical evidence; verification
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
common front; united front
(exercising) the right to command
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
cooperation; collaboration; association; community; communal use; common possession
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
to flatter; to play up (to); to curry favor (with); to fawn (on); to cater (to)
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
to manage something successfully; to be successful
carrying in (esp. heavy objects, artwork, furniture); bringing in; taking in