to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above
slow; clumsy; stupid; irritating
great physical power; animal strength
to give one's first cry (of a newborn baby); to be born; to come into being; to be formed
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
confronting directly; meeting face-to-face
clan; partisans; participation (e.g. in a plot); one flavour; one charm; one ingredient (in traditional Chinese medicine)
to be late; to be unpunctual
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
one's own potential; real ability; one's own strength
total energy; all efforts
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
to kick; to treat (a person) poorly; to walk all over (someone)
to be sacked; to be dismissed
potential; latent faculties; potential capacities
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
to behave like a spoiled child; to behave like a spoilt child; to fawn on; to depend and presume upon another's benevolence
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move
smoke screen; dazzler; camouflage; deceptive means; magic; witchcraft
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
spurt of blood (from one's victim)