vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
great difference; major mistake
touchstone; Lydian stone; touchstone (e.g. of success); test; litmus test
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
consists of; comprises; is made up of
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to raise one's head (esp. of a snake)
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
skillfully; admirably; really well; excellently
leader; pioneer; guide; leader (in Shugendō)
proud; having a prominent nose
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
180.39 millilitres; 180.39 milliliters; 0.3306 square metres; 0.3306 square meters; one-tenth of the way (from the foot of a mountain to the top)
fully prepared; all ready
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
(providing) covering fire; supporting (backing up) someone (in a debate or argument)
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
to lose sight of; to miss
rīchi; declaring that one is one tile away from winning while one's hand is completely concealed; being one step away from completing something (winning, losing, game over, etc.)
whirlwind; sensation; commotion; hullabaloo
something long; useless things; white elephant; boondoggle
unfavorable conditions; unfavourable conditions
gliding; sliding; skating (on ice); taxiing (aircraft); making a takeoff run
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
cannot suppress one's anger; cannot stomach
to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
violent explosion; bursting
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
to let an opportunity slip
loud sound; loud reverberation