going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
middle of the night; dead of night
to be intolerable; to be unpardonable
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
service in the first reserve
sleeping powder; sleeping drug; narcotic; anaesthetic; anesthetic
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service
(religious) piety; faith; devotion
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
mixing of public and private affairs; mixing business with personal affairs; mixing work and private matters
to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.); to dry the bottom of a ship (to prevent insect damage)
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
remedial measure; countermeasure; counter-measure; relief measure; remedy
clever; bright; sharp; wise; intelligent; sagacious
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
surname; family name; last name
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
sexual experience (with women)
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
to connect (with a different flight, train, etc.); to make a connection; to change (planes, trains, etc.)
good bye; I'm off; see you later
death from disease; death from illness
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
association; society; organization; organisation
fulfilment of a vow; one's earnest prayer being answered
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
overprescription; overmedication; drug dependence
decline; ebb; failure; decay; decrease; loss
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
to fall apart; to collapse; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; (arch.) to fall apart (one's body or health)
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)