leader; pioneer; guide; leader (in Shugendō)
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid
rebellious phase; rebellious age
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
morbid; unhealthful; insalubrious
(raw) ore; unpolished gemstone
to shave off; to scrape off
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
climate and natural features (of a region)
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
ageing; aging; senile deterioration
settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
companion; company; tritagonist
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
to step forward; to take a step forward
refining; refinement; smelting; training
wind power; force (level on the Beaufort wind speed scale)
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
fury; frenzy; madness; wildness
local (rain, distribution, outbreak, etc.); localized; regional; isolated
state of the war; war situation
able; capable; competent; able person; person of ability
self-taught method; one's own way; one's own style
to emphasize; to attach importance to
remarkable; striking; obvious
fruition; fructification; bearing fruit; bearing fruit (of efforts, plans, etc.); coming to fruition; yielding success
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
to tower above; to stand out
to be spattered by blood from one's victim; to suffer a reaction; to receive a backlash
favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
tasteless and odorless; bland
to become coarse (e.g. of a texture); to turn rough; to turn gritty; to become sandy