before ... days (months, etc.)
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
phantom; vision; illusion
combo (esp. a small jazz group); combination; set; combo (set of actions performed in sequence)
centimeter (esp. of cannon caliber, etc.)
stringlike; thready; linear; filamentous; filiform
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
absorption; suction; attraction
bravery; courage; heroism
dazzling victory; win of a rank-and-file wrestler over the grand champion
to thread (e.g. a needle, beads, etc.)
real intention; true motive; true meaning
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
dissipation; prodigality; debauchery
beauty; siren; courtesan; prostitute
asafetida (Ferula assafoetida)
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
uprising (esp. in Japan since middle ages, e.g. peasant uprising); revolt; insurrection; putsch; riot
founder of a religious sect
(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
secret art; the mysteries
weakening; emaciation; decline
loading (on board); equipping; equipped (with); built-in
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
strong; powerful; strong (taste, e.g. coffee)
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
higher rank; better position