leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
figure eight; figure of eight; shape of "hachi", the kanji for eight
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
every person; every mouth; every entrance
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
being irresistible; being furiously vigorous; being intensely forceful
recognizing anew; seeing something in a new light
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
power; might; authority; influence
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
loading; charging; filling
selection; choice; option
to shake off; to throw off
going straight on; going straight ahead
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
wherein; therein; thereinto
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
one's feeling while riding; comfort (of a vehicle); ride quality
knothole; peep-hole; bad eyes
to think of; to come up with
head; lead; vanguard; first
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)
dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death
shortage of talented people; shortfall in human resources
remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
defense; defence; safeguard; protection