fixed date; appointed day
to say; to tell; to state; to do
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
self-restraint; voluntary restraint; self-imposed control; self-discipline
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
a moment; a minute; an instant; stubborn; obstinate
reopening; resumption; restarting
minimum; at the very least
manners; courtesy; etiquette
but; however; provided that
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to aspire to; to aim for; (arch.) to give a gift (as a token of gratitude, goodwill, etc.); (arch.) to perform a memorial service
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
gravure; photogravure; rotogravure; gravure picture
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
direction; trend; directionality; directivity; goal; aim
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
advance (into a new market, industry, etc.); expansion (into); launch (into); advance (to the next round of a competition)
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
effort; initiative; dealing with; bout (in sports, etc.); match
firmly rooted; deep-seated
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
blueprint; cyanotype; blueprint (for the future); plan
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
whenever necessary; as needed; as required; at any time; at all times
notice; notification; announcement; disclosure; declaration
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
hostility; antagonism; opposition
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
for a long time; since long ago; from childhood; bright and early; early in the morning
such; like that; that sort of
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...