once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
reverse; inversion; upside down; unreasonable; absurd; wrong
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
to bury; to embed; to implant
pit of the stomach; solar plexus; place where water falls
to become famous; to gain fame
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
blow striking with the flat of the sword; to slap; metal flattened by striking; tape; flat braid; type of flat ornamental hairpin made of silver and inscribed with a clan's crest or patterns of birds and flowers
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
right in the middle (of); midst; height
continuously; throughout; in succession
hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
to be appointed to a post; to assume office
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service
dignified appearance; majestic appearance; imposing appearance
exceptionally effective; overwhelming effectiveness
standard; standardized; average; normal; ordinary
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
oil paints; oil colors (colours); oils
pigment; paint; colour; color
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through