to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
through (e.g. an intermediary, a medium); via; over (e.g. a network); across; by way of; by means of
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.)
distant place; faraway location; far away
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
strength; toughness; bravery; boldness
long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana); tachi; sabre-like sword worn on the hip with the blade facing down
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
flash (of light); glint; swift strike; quick decisive move
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
literally; to the letter; literal
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing
street at night; making a night journey
to feel dispirited; to feel discouraged
everybody; every last one of them; all
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
function; facility; faculty; feature
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
running about; making every effort (to do); busying oneself (with); being busily engaged (in); good offices; efforts
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
operation (of a bus or train service); service; running; movement (of a heavenly body); motion; revolution
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books