to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
cookware; cooking utensil
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
daily supplies; daily necessities; household items; housewares
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
mini-; miniskirt; mini-skirt
armed forces; military; troops
close to the wall; alongside the wall
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
to count on one's fingers; to count down the days (in anticipation); to look forward to
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
digression; many divergences
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
deep knowledge; attainments; scholarship
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
one's mental make-up (structure)
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path