laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
casualties; killed and wounded; human damage
pardon me for leaving (first)
ahead (of); before; slightly earlier
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
preparations; preliminary arrangements; spade work; mise en place; groundwork
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
double suicide; lovers' suicide; group suicide; family suicide; dedication to the point of self-sacrifice
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
closure of a mine; abandoned mine; disused mine
to judge; to try; to sit in judgement (on); to decide (on)
without authority; without reason; unnecessarily; recklessly; indiscriminately
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
either way; in any case; one way or another
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
outward appearance; apparent
vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit
one-on-one fighting sport (without weapons); combat sport; martial art
cannot suppress one's anger; cannot stomach
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
contrived; false-sounding
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
clasp; latch; catch; fastener
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
hand used like a sword in striking
sense of loss; feeling of loss
to claim victims; to leave casualties
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
serious criminal; heinous criminal
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name