tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
such; like that; that sort of; very
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
beginning; outset; first; onset
housewives' choral group; mothers' chorus group
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to make a mess of; to sacrifice; to waste
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
programme; program; plans; arrangements
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
station wagon; estate car; minivan; people carrier
express home delivery service; express home delivery parcel (box, etc.)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
in one's own way or style
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
suffix for familiar person