brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
mixed (e.g. team, chorus)
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
to suffer a blast or indirect blow; to be subject to the surplus force of an impetus
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
severe punishment; rigorous measures
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
discarding; firing (an employee)
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
words can lead to disaster; the tongue is the root of calamities; the more you open your mouth the more likely you are to put your foot in it
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
immediately; at once; instantly
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
after the end (of something); post-
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
having a meal (before doing something); fortifying oneself with a meal
supply; provision; raising; procurement
to give; to do (something) for
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort