(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
several years; a few years
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
way (of doing); manner; method; means
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
that's a different matter; that's a different story
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
-less; lacking; non-existing
to ask (humbly); to request (humbly)
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
undergrowth; weeds beneath a tree
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
danger; peril; hazard; risk
valley; ravine; glen; gorge
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
to rain incessantly; to downpour
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
mane (of a horse, lion, etc.)
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)