north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
with a boom; with a crash; with a rumble
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
Jeet Kune Do (martial art founded by Bruce Lee)
flaunting; showing off; display (of power, wealth, etc.); ostentation
rough-hewn; incomplete; unrefined; still in the process of being formed
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
spring (device); spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to jump up; to leap up; to spring up
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
loss of nerve; attack of nerves; panic
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
to go on the defensive; to play it safe
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
ascension (into heaven); the Ascension; death; rising to heaven
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as ...
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
successively; one after another
dice roll with the desired result; lucky throw of the dice; good luck; stroke of luck; hoped-for result
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
tidal hour; right time (to do something); opportunity; chance
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)