the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
to go ahead; to pull ahead
main force; main strength; main effort; primary focus
short-lived rule; being in power only for a brief period; brief championship
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to have come; to be here; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
that is to say; so that means
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
Shangri La (from Lost Horizon, 1933 novel by James Hilton); Shangri-La
frontier (esp. the American frontier); frontier (of a field); forefront (of science, technology)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
reaching; attaining; arrival
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
host (of a party, summit, etc.); host (of male host club)
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
deployment; spreading out; dispersal
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to set one's sights on; to take aim (at); to have one's mind on
on the one hand ... (and on the other ...); on one side
silence; stillness; quietness
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
coming flying in (of migratory birds, airborne sand, etc.); coming by airplane
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
standing figure; standing posture; dancing pose
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy