point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
draft; rough copy; highly cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); grass style
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
family; relatives; dependents; household
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
lie; rye; rai (Algerian music style)
counter for generations; epoch
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
order of chivalry; chivalric order
leader of a delegation (body, party)
natural span of life; 250 years old
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
principle; theory; fundamental truth
huge; enormous; great big
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
to breathe in and breathe out
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
snapping one's fingers; finger-snap
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
not at all tense; relaxed; calm
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
to rise; to erect; to get up
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration