before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
with a thump; with a thud; hard (hit, scold, etc.); severely; card marking (on a hanafuda, etc. card); alteration
stable boy; stable hand; groom
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
to pick up; to find; to gather
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
guard; sentinel; garrison
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
covered wagon; prairie schooner
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
supervision; superintendence; management; supervisor
chief; leader; head; executive
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
banquet or reception hall
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
meeting; get-together (e.g. among friends)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
drinking bout; merrymaking