to win and advance to the next round
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
(present) head of a family
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
kind, careful, and thorough (of an explanation, advice, etc.); thoughtful and scrupulous
guidance; leadership; leading the way
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
inscrutable; incomprehensible
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
question; inquiry; enquiry
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
don't you think?; indicates question
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
gazing at (in wonderment)
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)