start; commencement; beginning; initiation
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
while; even though; despite
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
to take action; to start; to get started; to begin to do
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
disturbance; confusion; perturbation; commotion; turbulence
(initial) setup; installation; matching two-piece clothes; matching top and bottom
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
soldier; combatant; warrior
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
this one; with this; in this way
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
area; region; district; locality
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
children's center; child welfare residential facility
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
singing voice; (sound of) singing
honorific/polite/humble prefix
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision