physical strength; muscle strength
activation; invigoration; stimulation
judgment; judgement; discernment
acceleration; speeding up
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
to collapse into; to flop onto
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
lilac (colour); mauve; light purple
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
eye; insight; vision; gist; main point; hole
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to make an appearance; to show up
memory; sense; experience
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
suspicious character (person, figure)
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
the other day; a few days ago
to be surprised; to be astonished
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
dripping wet; soaked; drenched