at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
Great Leap Forward (failed attempt to industrialize China and increase agricultural production, from 1958-1960); significant breakthrough; great strides
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to wish someone good luck; to wish someone success
personal feelings; self-interest
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
self-consciousness; self-awareness
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
irresponsible; blithe; heedless; devil-may-care; sloppy; slipshod
to throw out; to fire; to expel; to give up; to abandon; to neglect
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to make public; to bring to light
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
true character; real nature
covering; protection; backing; relief
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
fancy kimono used for cherry blossom viewing; fancy kimono
correction; revision; amendment