ardent; passionate; vehement
to wish someone good luck; to wish someone success
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
blunt (e.g. sword); dull; lazy; cowardly; good for nothing
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
respect and affection; love and respect
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
fundoshi; loincloth; kimono underskirt; wrestler's ornamental apron
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
magnificent spectacle; thrilling sight; grand view
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
to sit silently at a meeting
everybody; every last one of them; all
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless
teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
old girl; former female student; alumna; office girl
hole; hole (in golf); (golf) cup; (electron) hole
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
bad mannered; naughty; misbehaving
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
facilitator; programme director; steering committee (chair)
coordinate; co-ordinate; matching (e.g. clothes, accessories, furniture, colours); coordinated outfit (clothes and accessories); ensemble; coordinates (items of clothing, furniture, etc. designed to be used together)
by your leave; with your permission
boldly; bravely; resolutely; determinedly
to fight against; to oppose; to face
spectacle; striking display; spectacular (scene, film, etc.); extravaganza; big-budget production
confrontational attitude (stance, posture)
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
unprecedented; never seen before
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd