delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
baseline design; preliminary design; basic design
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
to prowl after; to keep watch on
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
slashing a sword diagonally from the shoulder
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
to get dressed up; to treat oneself
Uji-cha; prized Japanese green tea cultivated around Uji, Kyoto
ramune; type of lemon soda sold in a Codd-neck bottle; compressed tablet candy
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
strategy meeting; council of war
evident; plain; distinct; clear
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
senior official; senior members
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
proper; right; reasonable
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
oldest member of a group; longest-serving member
without (making) any mistakes; flawlessly; accurately
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
devious; cunning; sly; crafty
spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to urge; to spur on; to push on
worry; fear; anxiety; concern