Vocabulary

to pause; to have a short intermission

pride goes before a fall; pride comes before a fall; the proud Heike family does not last long

to fulfill one's responsibilities

between Japan and North Korea

to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one

to be able to manage somehow or other

to consult a doctor

in witness whereof ...

to be expensive; to be costly

to be selected (from among many people)

to select someone (out of many people)

(in) one's absence

in use; occupied (e.g. toilet); engaged

every Tom, Dick and Harry; any one or thing; even a cat and a ladle

neither near nor far

one's last journey; the journey to the other world; death

all at once (usu. of payment); at one go

one's seniors and juniors

to sow seeds

for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)

to wait expectantly; to await in anticipation

to do as one likes

to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love

in fooling the enemy first deceive your allies

(in) one's own way

(it is such) a thing

to be suspected (of); to be under suspicion (of)

stature; body height

to pull tight; to brace; to tighten

no need to finish what you're saying; say no more; I can guess the rest already

homosexuality; interest in the same sex

from now on

No Entry!; no thoroughfare; passage prohibited; entry is prohibited

to excel in one thing; to be a master in an art

named after; associated with; connected with

brazen-faced (about one's misdeed); audacious (despite being in the wrong); shameless; impudent

for some (unspecified) reason

to stop an inside seam rolling about; to press open a seam (and open the left and right sides out)

to be tinged red

to result in death; to lead to death; to be fatal (e.g. disease)