Japanese and Chinese poetry; poetry; poems
aspiration; ambition; plan; hopes; wishes
inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these
blank space (in a document); blank; void; whitespace
one passage; one paragraph; one stanza; one verse; one section (of a piece of music); one syllable
to slim down; to lose weight
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
precipitous cliff; sheer precipice; critical situation
one leap (i.e. skipping intermediate stages); one jump; one step; jumping (with both feet together)
hollow; low ground; basin; pit; dip; depression
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
loot; booty; plunder; spoils
to find out; to discover; to locate
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
stolen goods; stolen article; loot; spoils
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
distinction; discrimination; discernment; identification
outrageous; wild (ambition, idea, etc.); crazy; inordinate; extravagant (e.g. claims); audacious
(depending on) how; (depending on) what; nature (of); what is ...?; how is ...?; what will be ...?
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
single combat; duel; one-on-one fight
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
to attack; to strike; to take a swing at
to wear (multiple layers of clothes); to wear underneath; to dress up (esp. in formal clothes); to attire oneself (in); to break in (through repeated wearing); to wear in
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to put together; to gather; to collect; to scrape together