extremely angry; furious; fiercely (shine); blazingly; merrily (burn away); red-hot
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
suddenly; abruptly; quickly
to be confused; to be flustered; to be at a loss
natural; inborn; inherent; innate
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
vigorous (in old age); hale and hearty
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
one after the other; successively
sense of relief; feeling of relief
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
Gospel of Matthew (book of the Bible)
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to knock at the gate; to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil
condition; state (of health); appearance
to take a turn for the better (of an illness, patient, etc.); to begin to improve; to begin to recover; to convalesce
reading aloud; recitation
to pass the peak (of something); to get through the most difficult part; to be over the worst (e.g. an illness); to cross a pass
changing completely; transformation
without permission; without notice
besides; moreover; in addition
to rake over the coals; to scold; to chastise; to burn moxa on the skin
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to obey; to submit to; to serve (in the army, a prison sentence, etc.); to go into (mourning); to observe; to take (medicine, poison, etc.)
the last moment; the very end
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence