to surge (water or waves)
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount
to let an opportunity slip
to use up all of one's energy and willpower; to be exhausted (and have no will to go on)
evident; plain; distinct; clear
completely; thoroughly; decisively; unsparingly; beyond recognition; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
thunderstorm; thundershower
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
school (of painting, ikebana, etc.)
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
skill; expertise; experience; proficiency; mastery; dexterity
to boil strongly; to be excited
to mistake (for something or someone else); to be unable to recognize
indicates emotion or exclamation; hey; you
to refuse; to decline; to deny
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
leaving school (at the end of the day); getting out of school; coming home from school
younger scholar; future reference
once-in-a-lifetime (opportunity); golden (opportunity); one-in-a-million (chance)
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
lattice; latticework; lattice door; check(ed) pattern; plaid
special training; intensive training; crash course
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to mesh (of gears); (fig.) to be in sync (of people, organizations, etc.)
(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)