culmination; acme; height; peak; ultimate; perfection
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
rising; ascending; climbing
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
number of times; frequency; count
deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA
variation; rogue (something)
type; pattern; shape; similar type; similar pattern
mediation; agency; carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission; mediation
to grant permission; to give permission
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
foolishness; stupidity; silliness
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; all kinds of this
nagging; critical; talkative; gossipy
change; transformation; innovation; Reformation
to bring; to take; to bring about
ending up right back where one started
to entrance; to possess; to enthrall
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
to claim victims; to leave casualties
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
to engage in a bloody feud; to have a family quarrel; to quarrel with one's own flesh and blood; (lit.) to wash blood for blood
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
group; flock; crowd; wide expanse (of flowers)
to have a cross to bear; to carry a heavy burden
to be enchanted; to be charmed
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
elopement; running away with a lover