continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
brilliant; bright; dazzling
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to approach; to draw near
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
empty threat; bluff; paper tiger
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
gunport; embrasure; muzzle
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
four-handed performance (on the piano)
roaring; thundering; thunderous; deafening; ear-splitting
chain; series; connection; linkage
to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter
stepping back; drawing back
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
jet; spray; emission; rocket propulsion; jet propulsion
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
connection; linking; joining; coupling; attaching; junction
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
strength; toughness; bravery; boldness
burst of laughter; roar of laughter; in copious amounts
hitting a ball (with a bat, golf club, etc.); batting; stroke
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in
one school; one sect; one denomination; one party; one faction; one group
dozens; scores of; decades
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
to sit on the edge of one's seat; to be in breathless suspense
surely (not); certainly (not)
to pause; to have a short intermission
three times; thrice; third (interval)
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart