secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
instability; insecurity; crankiness
difference; variation; difference
minute adjustment; fine tuning
to be on the right track; to be close enough
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
to lose sight of; to miss
in the future; another day; later
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to finish knitting; to lace from bottom to top; to finish compiling (e.g. a dictionary); to finish editing
real thing; original; actual
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
preparation; arrangements
third principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; downward stroke
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
to hide; to keep to oneself
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
the same night; that night
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
it was very good of you to come; glad to see you
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
without sparing time for sleep
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to join together; to combine; to join up
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
substitution; replacement; permutation; substitution; displacement