going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
under the command (of); under the banner (of); influenced (by)
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
civilian in military employ
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
some people; a few people; several people
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
really; truly; indeed; good grief
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit