(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
degenerate age; corrupt word; age of the decline of Buddhism; latter days of the law
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
losing by being overmatched; being defeated by a stronger opponent; losing by misusing one's powers; defeat as a result of trying too hard
output unit; output device
foolhardiness; recklessness; savage valour; savage valor; brute courage
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt
to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
100,000; hundred thousand
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
look of death; shadow of death
so (e.g. so much, so close, so many, so few)
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
useless resistance; vain struggle
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
astringency; constriction; collecting (e.g. opinions); putting together; extraction (of taxes); convergence (of light); convergence
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express