advance party; advance team; advance group; vanguard unit
person who clears the way for a high-ranking person, procession, etc.; outrider; opening performer; sumo wrestler who leads a yokozuna at his ring-entering ceremony
custom; practice; convention; precedent
(going out and) receiving (someone); (heading out and) meeting; picking up; welcoming
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
sword; dagger; knife; bayonet
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
violent emotion; passion; fury
handrail; railing; banister
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
error; mistake; slip; bug
consenting to; agreeing to; understanding; being convinced of; being satisfied
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
grip (of hand); grip strength
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
to break into fragments; to go to pieces
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
honour; honor; glory; renown
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
black with hints of blue (as in a bruise); bluish black
pushing and shoving techniques
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
to cease; to stop; to be over
otherwise; or else; if not
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
to send flying with a kick
to be infected; to be contagious