ago; since; before; previous
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
go that far; to that extent
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
way; method; means; resource; course
two persons; two people; pair; couple
so; like this; in this way
to understand (each other); to comprehend
journey; course; itinerary; stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
snake; serpent; large snake
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
whole story; full picture; full particulars
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of