to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
copying; duplication; reproduction; copy
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
tradition; legend; folklore
hunting; shooting; game; quarry
occupation; calling; livelihood
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to boost; to force up; to push up
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
understood; I see; OK; present; here
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
low noise (of a machine, appliance, etc.); silent (device)
to discuss; to talk together
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
reconciliation (between warring nations); (making of) peace
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to put an end (to); to close the books (on)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault