to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric
to watch intently; to stare
sorrowful (e.g. person, scene, etc.); melancholic
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
one's fate (fortune) as concerns love
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
studies; schoolwork; classwork
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards
red earth (i.e. containing cinnabar or minium); vermilion
department store; department
line; queue; procession; matrix
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)