once in a lifetime (opportunity); (a golden opportunity that may) happen only once in a thousand years
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
changing completely; transformation
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
tool; implement; means; furniture
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
to clear up; to become cloudless; to be refreshed
(religious) faith; belief; creed
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
unfairness; injustice; partiality
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
rainfall; rainy weather; rainy; wet
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
expression; presentation; representation; notation
example; specimen; sample
biting louse (any louse of order Mallophaga); small winged insect (esp. a flying ant or termite)
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
cannot be compared with; no match for
immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
indiscrimination; without discrimination; indiscriminate
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
hidden ball trick; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style
petty underling; small fry
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
exceedingly; extremely; decisively