to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
going through; going via; going by way of
lieutenant colonel; commander (navy)
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
how; how much; to what extent; no matter how (much); however
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
call; summons; convening; convocation
dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
my husband; one's family; family member
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
discipline; training; teaching manners
to be embarrassed; to lose face
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
this occasion; at this time; now
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
second lieutenant; sublieutenant; ensign
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
as you see; as you can see
to shout (in anger); to yell
oasis; OASYS (Fujitsu WP system)
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to have a short turning radius (e.g. car); to be adaptable; to be quick to respond to shifting circumstances
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
indicate reason; infers some protest
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded