to detain; to check; to restrain
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
spontaneous discharge; accidental gun discharge
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
curiosity; rare item; rarity; rare opportunity which could be beneficial
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
difference; variation; difference
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to be hot on a person's heels
still (continuing); as ever; further
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
precious orb; Cintamani stone; wish-fulfilling jewel; hōju; uppermost spherical part of a pagoda finial
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
excellence; superiority; preeminence; prevalence
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
coming flying in (migratory birds, airborne sand, pollen, etc.); coming by airplane
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
shell (e.g. electron shell)
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
society; the world; the times
physical law; laws of physics
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
axiom; maxim; self-evident truth