grouping; case classification
to hurry; to rush; to quicken (of one's breath); to pant; to gasp (for air)
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
and (also); both ... and; as well as
under the sod; one's grave; the other world
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
to discount; to reduce (the price); to take off (a percentage); to take with a grain of salt; to not take at face value; to discount
person who gives the right (correct) answer
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
creation; generation; formation; derivation
time axis; time basis; timeline
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
to think nothing of ...; to care nothing for ...; to be undaunted by ...; to defy ...; to brave ...; to pay no attention to ...
unbroken; uninterrupted; continuous
The Tale of Genji (Heian-period classic)
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusing; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
Heike family; Taira family; The Tale of the Heike; chanting of the Heike Monogatari
Japanese beautyberry (Callicarpa japonica)
keeping an alternative up one's sleeve; two-stage preparation
certification; attestation; authentication; Imperial attestation
to be intricate; to be elaborate; to be complicated; to be complex
wrong answer; answering wrongly; giving a wrong answer
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
chest (of a person's body); chest of drawers
clock to be placed on tables, bookshelves, etc. (as opposed to a watch)
simple; straightforward; problem-free; hopeless (person); impossible; the end
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
wordplay; play on words; pun; rhyming game
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
easy to read; legible; clear
ambidexterity; ambidextrous person
having done this; if this is done; if it is done in this way
oblique line; forward slash
pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation; break; end; (place to) stop
English-speaking world; English-speaking countries; Anglosphere
near miss; just missing (each other)