inborn nature; genuine; intrinsic; essential
motive power; driving force
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
whole story; full picture; full particulars
slightest connection; slender connection; sliver (e.g. of hope); one thread
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
journey; route of a journey
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
to pile up; to accumulate
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal
far away in the distance; in the far distance
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
unique; rare; exceptional; unparalleled; incomparable
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
to take precautions; to set a guard against attack
comfort; consolation; diversion
prospects of victory; chances of success
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper