to give directions; to issue instructions
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
rough (estimate, summary, etc.); broad; general; careless (e.g. work); sloppy; crude
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
January; first month of the lunar calendar
migration; move; emigration; immigration
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
destruction; collapse; crumbling
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
function; facility; faculty; feature
headquarters; head office; main office
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to rally; to make a comeback
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
support; help; backing; covering (from enemy attack); protection
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
stocking up (in case of emergency); stockpile; reserves; storing; laying in (supplies)
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock)
ugh (when angry, irritated, etc.); ack; ach; tsk; keh
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
barista; varistor; ballista; barrister