leisure time; idle moment
speaking tube; voice pipe
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
chamberlain; castle keeper
abode (of a nobleman or emperor); Imperial chamber
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
to launch a surprise attack
admiration; wonder; astonishment
art of war; strategy; tactics
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
some book; book about that subject; books
poetry and prose; literature; literary works
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
taste; liking; preference
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
herbivorous; plant-eating; graminivorous
to set one's sights on; to take aim (at); to have one's mind on
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
power; might; authority; influence
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
trap door; removable floor boards
handle; grip; holder; person who holds