to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
bank; weir; embankment; levee
tip; point; end; (very) beginning; start
marathon training in physical education classes in Japanese schools
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
being isolated; being separated; being cut off
coloring; colouring; adding color; adding colour
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
(method of) treatment; therapy; remedy; cure
in the morning; during the morning
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
tear gland; lacrimal gland
to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
to model (something) on; to be modelled on; to be made in the shape of; to symbolize; to represent
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to be harmonious; to get on well; to be intimate or close
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
hooded sweatshirt; hoodie; hoody; hooded jacket; parka; anorak
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to do; to commit; to carry out; to bring about
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
conquest; subjugation; overcoming (a difficulty); conquering (e.g. a mountain); mastery (of a skill)