the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to attack; to assault; to assail
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
gliding (through the air)
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
finished product; finished goods; completed article
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
points of improvement; improved areas; points needing improvement; problem areas
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
to be at a loss for words
ten (long cylindrical things)
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
crossbow (incl. large models operated by a number of people); netted apparatus atop a wall containing large stones, which were dropped onto attackers by cutting the net; slingshot; catapult
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
two (long cylindrical things)
way; method; means; (technical) specification
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
four (long cylindrical things)
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
plural; multiple; several
number of long thin objects (movies, TV programs, baseball games, etc.) (programmes)
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
decision; settlement; definition
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
to begin; to set about; to start
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
effect; efficacy; virtue; benefit
extract (of plants, meat, etc.); essence; concentrate; concentrated stock
to bear fruit; to take effect
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle