leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
to follow the sense; to understand the meaning of
for your information; I'm telling you
"professional name" used by hostesses and geisha
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
leader; central personage
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
weight; heavyweight boxer
cargo; freight; money or assets
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
naturally; of course; understandably
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
special promotion (in rank or grade)
undeserved honor (honour); too great an honour
cordial welcome; hearty welcome; kind treatment; hospitality
to be needed; to be wanted
quarrel; dispute; argument
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
plot; ulterior motive; thing; article; penis
provisional; temporary; tentative
trick that may deceive a child; transparent ploy; mere child's play; kid stuff; puerile trick
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
recovery; rescue; recapture
archipelago; group of islands
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
space; interval; space character; whitespace
running aground; being stranded; grounding; beaching
Northern Zhou dynasty (of China; 557-581); Northern Chou dynasty
heavy fog; dense fog; thick fog
circumnavigation; circle tour by ship
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
advance party; advance team; advance group; vanguard unit
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
to come from; to have roots in
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness