to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes both liquor and sweets; bisexuality; player who can play as both pitcher and fielder; dual sword wielding; two-sword fencing
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
every part of the world; all over the world; the four corners of the world
regional tournament; local competition
fat; tallow; lard; grease
to throw into; to dump in together
strong person; the strong; the powerful
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
(your) judgment; discernment
large build; large pattern
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
block (solid piece of material); chunk (e.g. of meat); concrete block; (interlocking) toy blocks; (printing) block; block (area of a city); blocking (e.g. the way)
strongest (candidate); likeliest (winner); top (suspect)
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
to be superior (to); to surpass; to outdo
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
person in charge; official; attendant
to cause offence (offense); to create hard feelings
return (of something borrowed or entrusted); returning; giving back; repayment
listening comprehension; aural comprehension; hearing what others say; gathering information, opinions, etc.; public hearing
interview (on television, in a newspaper, etc.)
outsider; someone outside of a group
power; authority; influence
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
pre-war days; before the war
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
to get someone to say; to make someone say
hard to get; hard to come by
to have confidence in one's own abilities