in this way; thus; such; uh...
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
beginning; outset; first; onset
translation into Japanese
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
future years; in (one's) later years
our country; our land; one's own country
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
science fiction; sci-fi; fantasy fiction
(sect) founder; apostle; originator; inventor
to win fame; to be widely-known; to be well known; to make a name for oneself
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
only; merely; but; no more than
March; third month of the lunar calendar
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
all; entire; whole; altogether
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
even if; even though; however; no matter how
great hurry; great haste; rush
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to tuck up (e.g. skirt); to abridge; to cut short
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
railroad; railway; rail transport
steamship; steamboat; steamer
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection