stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
and; thereupon; because of that
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
division of work; sharing out the work; splitting into groups (e.g. to search for someone); separating into parties
hardware store; DIY store; home improvement retailer
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
maple (Acer spp.); maple tree
Formosan sweetgum (Liquidambar formosana)
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
nice to see you; good morning; good evening; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
trouble; bother; annoyance
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
maid; helper; help; assistance
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
leaflet; flyer; scattering; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
model; (good) example; exemplar; paragon
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
one's family; family member
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
heaps of corpses all around