by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
danger; peril; hazard; risk
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
emperor (of Japan); mikado
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
two persons; two people; pair; couple
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
meaning; significance; sense
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
such; this sort of; like this
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
great emperor; ... the Great
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
Qin Shi Huang (259 BCE-210 BCE), first emperor of unified China; Shihuangdi
to be worried; to be troubled
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
other; another; over; more than; I; me
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually