to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
midway; halfway through; in the course of
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
comfort; consolation; diversion
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
cease-fire; truce; armistice
to be impolite; to be discourteous
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
treating someone like a child
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
(a matter of) chance; fortune (of a given time); force of the times
wise person; virtuous person; sage; unrefined sake
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
one's predestined length of life; destiny; fate
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
for some (unspecified) reason
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
washbasin; stoup or font for cleaning hands (esp. tea house, garden decoration, or for ablutions when visiting a shrine or temple)
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to triumph; to be elated with success
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
as is habit; the way life normally is
to take the blame; to take responsibility; to assume liability; to bear the burden