giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
disguising oneself as a man; dressing as a man (for a woman); male clothing
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
large number (of); many; majority
to shave off; to scrape off
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
emergency; crisis; imminent danger; Vulnerable (conservation status); VU
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
equestrian tribe; equestrian people
Xiongnu (ancient Central Asian nomadic people associated with the Huns)
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
each nation; many nations; many countries
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
total energy; all efforts