to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
dragon's den; auspicious place for a temple, town, etc. to be built (feng shui)
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
to order; to command; to appoint
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to be absorbed in reading
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
in the meanwhile; during the time
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
military strength; military personnel
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to be slow; to not make progress; to be inefficient
head; lead; vanguard; first
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
midway; halfway through; in the course of
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
starting late; late departure
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to underrate; to make light of
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
secret; private; surreptitious
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
to run down (stairs, etc.)