to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
to have aged without having accomplished anything
enlightenment; instruction
Lethal Weapon (series) (film)
significant; full of meaning; pregnant (with meaning); suggestive
falcon (esp. the peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus)
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
to sing; to chirp; to twitter
to be shrewd; to be sharp; to keep your wits about you; (lit.) to pluck out the eye of a live horse
assistant ...; probationary ...
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
Julian; Julien; Jullian; Jurian
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
presidential decree; executive order
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
difficult problem; challenge
nonglutinous grain (not sticky enough to make mochi rice cakes)
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
trifling; little; few; slight
deductive powers; reasoning capability; reasoning skill
Cronus (Greek god); Kronos
to pass away; to join the majority; (lit.) to enter the death register
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
I Doubt It (card game); Cheat; Bullshit; I doubt that; no way; you're fibbing
stipulation; stating clearly; documenting in writing; stating explicitly
Hitler Youth (youth organization of the German Nazi Party)
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
Nazi; Nationalsozialist; Nazi Party
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
review (of learned material); revision
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
to mind; to care; to worry
passing mark; qualifying marks (score)