influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
scenery; scene; landscape
low-ranking samurai; rolling three and one (in a dice game)
unprecedented; never seen before
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to hurt; to smart; to sting
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
still; as yet; as it has been
flat; level; flat (e.g. in 10 seconds flat); exactly; flat; flat
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
(the) best of one's life; lifetime ...
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
to gain on; to put pressure on; to close in on
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to beat time; to mark time
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
unprecedented; unique; unparalleled
matter of time; question of time
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others