at a young age; while still young
literary and military arts; the pen and the sword
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
amply; sufficiently; fully; completely; all out
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to begin to catch (attention, etc.); to begin to collect
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
belief; faith; conviction
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
physical condition; state of health
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
complete change; about-face
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to go out and away; to leave
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to rise; to erect; to get up
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles