reinforcement; strengthening
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
(some small) help; an aid; some assistance
flexible; lithe; soft; calisthenics
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
very interesting; of great interest
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
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
manufacture; production; production (of a film, play, TV show, etc.)
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
2nd day of the month; two days
distant place; faraway location; far away
qanat (underground tunnel for irrigation); kanat
itinerary; travel plans; distance (of a trip); journey
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
running as fast as one can
partner country; other country (in a dispute, arrangement, etc.); opponent (country)
(appropriate to) time, place, occasion
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
schedule; program; programme; agenda
section (of track, etc.); segment; dimension; interval
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
ryokan; traditional Japanese inn
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement