pride; boast; credit (to)
duty; function; office; mission; task
generation; the world; the age
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
to feel ashamed; to be abashed
savior; saviour; rescuer; the Savior; the Saviour
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
to burst open; to pop; to split
violent explosion; bursting
centre of explosion; center of explosion; hypocentre; hypocenter; ground zero
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
power; might; authority; influence
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
one's own potential; real ability; one's own strength
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
flat board; slab; slat; monotonous; dull; flat
low tone; bass; low voice
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
above; going steadily upward
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
to rampage; to run wild; to go berserk; to be violent (waves, wind, etc.); to be rough
compression; condensation; constriction; compaction
gas; vapour; vapor; gaseous body
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
secret art; the mysteries