doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
to be allowed to practice with a partner of higher skill (esp. in sumo)
leap; jump; stepping out into the wider world; becoming active on a wider stage; rapid progress; dramatic development
foundation stone; cornerstone
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
reset; fresh start; new beginning
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
observation; survey; watching
lighting (a lamp); turning on a light
several minutes; a few minutes
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
gazing at (in wonderment)
to come to one's senses; to calm down
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
low intelligence; low IQ; feeble-mindedness; unintelligent person; person with a low IQ
memory; sense; experience
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
one's last moments; hour of death; death throes; agonies of death
misleading (someone); manipulation (e.g. of public opinion)
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to look down on; to condescend
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
hoarse voice; husky voice
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn