speed; velocity; pace; velocity
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to stab (into); to thrust (violently); to plant (in the ground, snow, etc.); to set; to stick (upright)
beautiful maiko or geisha
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
defense; defence; protecting; preventing
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
although there are many of them
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
earth, water, fire, and wind (the four elements)
use; utilization; utilisation; application
is something that; is that which
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to wear (multiple layers of clothes); to wear underneath; to dress up (esp. in formal clothes); to attire oneself (in); to break in (through repeated wearing); to wear in
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
difference; variation; difference
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
ridiculously expensive; stupidly expensive
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
without eating or drinking
finally; at last; at length; barely; narrowly; hardly
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
in order to do; for the purpose of doing; must; should
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to bear fruit; to ripen; to produce (good) results; to show results; to bear fruit
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of