vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
military authorities; army circles
person of paramount authority; supreme wielder of power
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
dispute; conflict; trouble; strife
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
(professional) storyteller; hereditary role of narrator in early imperial court
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
to feel uncomfortable; to be offended; to have a bad time
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
that; the matter in question
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
thorough; exhaustive; complete
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
(having) striking effects; (producing) dramatic results; of particular efficacy
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
to find fault with other people rather than oneself; (for the pot) to call the kettle black
one's own potential; real ability; one's own strength
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm