dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
multi-use; combined use; combination; serving two purposes
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
soldier; combatant; warrior
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
north wind; northerly wind
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
pupils who are not members of any school club; (lit.) go-home club
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
that's true; of course; obviously
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to watch steadily; to stare
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
dry grass; dead grass; hay; withered grass
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward; after a brief interval
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
how many years; how long; what year
dejected; dispirited; crestfallen; discouraged
classification; categorization; sorting
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
a short while ago; already
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
affirmative vote; yes vote; aye