only; merely; but; no more than
dozens; scores of; decades
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
mechanical pencil; automatic pencil; propelling pencil
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
quiz; short test; mini test
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
within; inside of; less than
large sum (of money); large amount; large denomination (banknote, etc.)
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
if I had to say; if pressed (to answer); if I must choose; if I had to choose
collection of books; (personal) library
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
things going contrary to one's wishes
dapple-grey horse (gray); piebald horse; Zhui (favorite horse of Xiang Yu)
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
10^20; 100,000,000,000,000,000,000; hundred quintillion
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
Emperor Gaozu of Han (BCE 247-195); Liu Bang
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
Xiang Yu (aka Kou U) (232 BC-202 BC), general in the late Qin period, defeated by Liu Bang, founder of the Han Dynasty
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
pensive (or worried) look on one's face