this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
big chance; big opportunity
tradition; legend; folklore
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to take back; to recapture
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to hold fast; to protect to the end
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
besides; in addition; also; moreover
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner
reduction by half; halving
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
power; authority; influence
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
don't you think?; indicates question
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
in one's own way or style
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes