to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
(arch.) word; waka (classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka)
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
to abuse; to exploit to the full; to give free rein to
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
tradition; legend; folklore
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
reading aloud; recitation
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
fruition; fructification; bearing fruit; bearing fruit (of efforts, plans, etc.); coming to fruition; yielding success
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
minimum; lowest; minimal; least