rising; ascending; climbing
in perfect form; going swimmingly
intelligence; intellect; brains
being the strongest; being powerful (mighty) without equal
something worthy of comparison; something being compared
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price); sudden rise
to provide momentum; to give a boost to; to encourage; to spur; to stimulate
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
accumulation; accumulate; store
middle way; (golden) mean; moderation; the Doctrine of the Mean (one of the Four Books)
pleased to make your acquaintance
superficially polite but actually rude; rude under a veneer of politeness; courteous on the surface but insolent at heart
rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
to torment; to harass; to tease
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
whatever the case; under any circumstances
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to