unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
senior leadership; senior leader; upper echelon (of power); top-ranking officer
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
top of the head; crown of the head
prescription; formulation; formula; recipe
close relation (association)
head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest
human intellect; knowledge
wizardry; secret of immortality
one stride; single stride; short distance
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
all creation; all nature; all the universe
to boil down; to condense
striking just before one's opponent makes a move
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
to shine brilliantly; to shine radiantly
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
perception; sensation; awareness
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
to ask for too much; to expect too much
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately