no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
God; god; ace; king; superior person
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (by a single person)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to put into the mouth; to eat
permanent preservation; permanent repository; keeping something permanently; preservation in perpetuity
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
charming; fascinating; attractive
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
any more; any further; any better; any longer
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
predation; eating prey; preying upon
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers