opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
main text; original text; this book; this volume
deviation; departure; (accidental) omission
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
first day of the month; the first of the month
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
after that; afterwards; thereafter
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to have a narrow escape from death
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
homeland; motherland; fatherland; native country
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
(weather) front; front line; the front; battlefront
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
military affairs; military service
chance; opportunity; occasion