what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
having enough of (food, drink, etc.); having one's fill; fully enjoying
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
server; (cake) server; (water) dispenser; server (tennis, volleyball, etc.)
scale; scope; plan; structure
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to loiter (on the way); to waste time
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to fight with swords; to cross swords
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
in the meanwhile; during the time
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
rustic simplicity; homeliness; unsophisticated; naive; honest; simple
town girl; girl raised in a town