first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
thorough; exhaustive; complete
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
rival; competitor; competition
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
gifted education; special education for gifted children
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
contradiction; inconsistency
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
aria; singing; chanting; reciting (e.g. a spell)
complacency about peace; naive belief in continued peace; ignorance of global conflict
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
scratch; graze; scrape; minor damage
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
lower half of the body; nether parts
upper half of the body; upper body
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)