preliminary announcement; previous announcement; portent; sign; forewarning
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
same family (race, tribe)
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
extreme modification (esp. of cars or toy figurines)
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
grant; bestowal; giving something to someone of low social standing (by a person of very high social standing)
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
accidental death; casualty
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to get late; to advance; to wear on
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
dukedom; duchy; principality
establishment; founding; setting (a record)
outside of; not covered by
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
to pass (of time); to elapse
entreaty; appeal; petition
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
great speed; extreme speed; swiftness