ability to make plans; planning ability
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
chief; main; principal; major
to increase; to add to; to augment
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
four Taoist gods said to reign over the four directions; four gods said to reign over the four seasons
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
Black Tortoise (god said to rule over the northern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the northern heavens
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
Chinese martial arts; kung fu; wushu; kenpō (martial arts); kempo
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
chapter one; first chapter
commencing with; including
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
launch (of a rocket, satellite, etc.); lift-off; end (of a project, theatrical run, etc.); close; party to celebrate the successful completion of a project (run of performances, etc.); wrap party
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to gather; to collect; to assemble
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar