to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
to offer; to present; to serve (food and drink); to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an altar)
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
study; library; den; home office; reading room
trouble; bother; annoyance
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
great swordsman; master fencer
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
shaved head; person with a shaved head; skinhead; shaved-headed member of a subculture often associated with Neo-nazism
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
to throw at; to turn; to raise
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
to keep away; to keep at a distance
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
counter for things inside a bag
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
strenuous exertion; spurt; splurge
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
honourable poverty; honorable poverty
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
modest; reserved; quiet; humble
balance; difference (in price, cost); margin
contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
trying out a new sword or blade (originally on someone, but now on soaked straw targets)