sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
(courteous) invitation; call
development of potential ability; capacity development
article; news story; report; account
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
regarding as dangerous; identifying as a threat
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
supporter (e.g. of the arts); adherent; proponent
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow