eternal; everlasting; unchangeable; invariant
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
metempsychosis; saving the lives of many
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
to find fault with everybody; to make oneself disagreeable
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person
to drag around; to pull about; to lead around (by the nose)
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
on rare occasions; once in a blue moon
the ocean; the great deep
final performance; swan song; last act
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
preliminary investigation; preparation
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
trial product; prototype model
sixth month of the lunar calendar (approx. July); June; sixth month of Gregorian calendar; triangles of sweet rice jelly topped with adzuki beans (eaten in the sixth month)
aptitude; aptness; suitability
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
ironist; sarcastic person; sharp tongue; satirist
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy