stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to take a breath; to take a short rest
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
official business; public business
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
already; now; no longer; not any more
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail
acting ability; talent as a performer
to not take seriously; to take lightly
to exclude (someone); to shun; to ignore; to leave out; to ostracize
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
bento; Japanese box lunch
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man