preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
incineration; destruction by fire
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
grand; magnificent; majestic; great; sublime
scenery; scene; landscape
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
to fill a hole with earth
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
rough (estimate, summary, etc.); broad; general; careless (e.g. work); sloppy; crude
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
inside; interior; inner part
accompanied by a woman; accompanied by women
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
finish; finishing; finishing touches
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
to bury; to embed; to implant
to put someone to work; to make someone work
commander; commanding officer; CO
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
arrangement; pact; agreement
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
diversion; distraction; feint
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression