purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
glowing ember (either red hot charcoal or the glowing remains of burnt firewood); live charcoal
fear; dread; fright; willies
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
sword skills; swordsmanship
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
handling things without making waves; taking in one's stride
weird; strange; mysterious
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of
inscrutable; incomprehensible
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
innumerable; countless; numberless
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
crispy; crunchy; tearing; ripping; spirited; energetic
strategist; tactician; schemer
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
breath; sign (of something new and fresh); breath (of spring, fresh air, etc.); vitality
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
battlefield; battleground
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
grazed skin; abraded skin; bare surface of a mountain; nakedness; nudity
crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat