preliminary arrangements; spade work
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
laborer (labourer); construction worker; coolie
mobilization; mobilisation
already finished (action); already accomplished; committed (crime; as opposed to attempted); perpetrated; consummated
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
(navigable) canal; waterway
excavation; cutting; digging
splendid work; masterpiece
opening (of a new road, railway, etc.); going into operation (e.g. telephone communication); beginning services; reopening (e.g. a road to traffic); resumption of services
state (of affairs); condition; developments; movements
to take care; to mind; to be attentive
annexation; merger; swallowing up
offering an opinion (to a superior, the government, etc.); proposal; suggestion; advice
(written) appeal; circular; manifesto; encouragement; encouraging words; letter of encouragement
regular script (of Chinese characters); square style; block style; Chinese pistache (Pistacia chinensis)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
netlike; mesh-like; reticulated; vascular
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
to dye; to colour; to color
completely; absolutely; totally
to make an incessant onslaught; to attack incessantly
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables
to lose the attacking initiative
troubled times; turbulent times
central figure; pillar (e.g. of the nation); chief; boss; master carpenter; beams and ridge supports of a roof
one's way back; one's way home
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss