start of a match; beginning of a game; kickoff
8th day of the month; eight days
again; once more; a second time
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
it's been a long time; long time no see
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
one bow; one salute; one greeting
street; quarter; district; area
welcoming honored guests (esp. from overseas)
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
nothing but; none other than
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
spy; agent provocateur; covert operative; maker; builder; constructor
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
main body (of troops); main force; this troop; these troops
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
to be at a loss; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be pressed for; to be pinched for; to become poor
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
to put (wood, coal, paper, etc.) into the fire; to throw on the fire; to add to the fire; to burn
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism