where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
being too late; losing one's final chance
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
beginning; outset; first; onset
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
changing clothes; change of clothes
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
father; dad; husband; you; he
older sister; lass; young lady
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
collecting bones and remains (e.g. on a battlefield); putting cremated remains in an urn
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
question; inquiry; enquiry
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault