depiction; description; portrayal
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
reading comprehension; ability to read and understand
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
ultimate; final; last; eventual
sudden emergence; sudden formation; coming out of nowhere; bursting onto the scene
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
fluent (in a language); flowing
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
prohibition; inhibition; ban
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
such ... as; or some such
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
beyond that point; after that
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment