to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
just past noon; afternoon
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
two days later; day after next; next day but one
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
rest; relaxation; recreation; recuperation; convalescence
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
2nd day of the month; two days
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
to pierce through; to break through
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
ability; performance; efficiency
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
eloquence; fluency (of speech)
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to enter; to go into; to meddle (in); to interfere (in); to go deeply (into an issue); to delve deeper (into)
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
contradiction; inconsistency
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)