having one's choice; (ability to) pick and choose
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
men; manservant; male attendants to an actor
extermination (esp. pests); expulsion; destruction
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
how long; how much; to what extent
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off