reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
slit; slitting (slicing a sheet of paper, metal, etc. into narrower strips)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
bare legs; bare feet; stockingless legs
assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party
sweetly smiling; like the smiling of a beauty; gracious
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
covering for the back of the hand and wrist
length of a blade; walking barefoot on the edge of a sword blade (acrobatic stunt)
indifferently; paying no attention (to); taking no notice (of)
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
spell; charm; incantation; magic words
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to clamber; to climb with hands and feet; to crawl up; to creep up
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
none of your business; not your concern
completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
guard; security guard; security officer
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
long ago; a long time ago; already
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion; metal wire with a prop animal (e.g. butterfly, bird) attached to the end; rod used to control the arm of a puppet (in bunraku)
dark side (of nature, town, etc.)