ability; performance; efficiency
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
not limited to; not just ...
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
to make something look better; to put into (good, better) shape; to put up a front; to pose; to pretend
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
carrion; decaying flesh; tainted meat
fetal movement; movements of the fetus; quickening; signs (of); indications; stirrings
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
to give candid advice; to give harsh but honest advice; to admonish
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
looking into distance; watchtower; distant view
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
jewel; precious stone; gem
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
snake; serpent; large snake
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
part of the feet from the ankles to the tips of the toes
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
five (long cylindrical things)
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
foresight; foreknowledge; divination
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
one by one; one after another; successively
rich person; wealthy person; taking good care of things; keeping things for a long time and taking care of them
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable