to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
for this very reason; that is exactly why
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
imagination; supposition; guess
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
soldier; combatant; warrior
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
descendant; progeny; offspring
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
clean; clear; pure; honest; clean
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
to run about; to rush about
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)