a few years ago; some years back
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
knowing; (an) acquaintance
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
Ministry of War (Tang-dynasty China)
cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance
settlement; solution; resolution
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
very much; very many; more and more
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
many; numerous; various; large number of
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
abstention; nonparticipation
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
probability; likelihood; chances
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally