long military service; having experienced many battles
manners; courtesy; etiquette
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
fixed; obvious; commonplace
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
mediocrity; the masses; ordinary run of men
supremacy; predominance; being superior to
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
to shed light; to cast light
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
chair; stool; post; office; position
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
difference; discrepancy; variation
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
small number; few; minority
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
authentication; notarization; notarisation