(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
divide into four pieces; one fourth
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
this and that; one thing or another
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
to tie up; to bind; to tuck up (clothes, etc.)
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
favorite pupil; favourite pupil; teacher's pet
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to say; to be called; to do
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
to stop talking; to be silent
young person; youth; young
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
next generation; future generation
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
successive generations; successive emperors
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
so (e.g. so much, so close, so many, so few)
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible