origin; fundamental element
outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude
directly opposite; right in front
strong; powerful; strong (taste, e.g. coffee)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
war situation; progress of a battle
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
how; in what way; in what manner
quotation; citation; reference
100,000; hundred thousand
middle grades of primary school (third and fourth grades)
self-aggrandizement under pretense of aiding another (aggrandisement, pretence)
(female) beauty; beautiful woman
three times; thrice; many times; over and over again; often
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
law of cause and effect; principle of causality
to be twisted; to be wrapped; to be distorted
fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog
innovative; liberal; reformist; progressive
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
two grains; two drops; two bead
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
with (the sound of) clashing swords; (arguing) fiercely; heatedly; vehemently
seniority; precedence; upper seat
auricle (visible part of the ear); auricular
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
in truth; as it is; as you are; in practice
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
completion of construction
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
square metre; square meter
to be left in the dust (of); to be outdone (by); to be subordinate (to); to play second fiddle (to); to take second billing (to)