surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
pitcher; water jug; watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
to give off (a smell, scent, aroma); to smell of; to perfume (a room, etc.); to hint at; to suggest; to insinuate
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
that is to say; so that means
no, not like that (but like this)
derailment; digression; deviation
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
sense of values; values; value system
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
voice actor or actress (radio, animation, etc.)
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
(suffering) damage; injury; harm