should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
(with a) whizz; hiss; zip; easily; with ease
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to become familiar (to one's ears)
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
really; truly; indeed; good grief
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
pointing up; pointing upward; upturn; uptrend; upward tendency
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
spatula; (fabric) tracing spatula; (pottery) pallet; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway