year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
incomplete; unfinished; imperfect
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
touchstone (assaying tool); touchstone (e.g. of success); test; litmus test
should do; ought to do; must do
tens of thousands of years
conflict; fighting each other
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
private person; individual
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
magnanimous in one's attitude of mind; grand in one's idea or mind-set
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
I don't give a damn; that's got nothing to do with me
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
to appoint; to nominate; to consider (oneself) to be; to pose as; to assume (a role, responsibility, etc.); to take on
to say this and that (about); to say (critical) things; to criticize; to be critical (about); to find fault (with); to complain
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
foreign matter; impurities
things to do; must-do items; one's duty; what is required
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
reason for being; raison d'être
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
flat and smooth; unchanging; featureless; noppera-bō; humanoid creature with a flat, featureless face
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
mask; striking the head (kendo)
prajna (wisdom required to attain enlightenment); hannya; mask of a grinning, horned demoness (represents a woman's rage and jealousy); dreadful face (esp. of a woman driven mad by jealousy); terrifying facial expression
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
mask; disguise; guise; mask
rage; fury; exasperation; indignation
mystical power inherent in words; spirit of language