to put on airs; to assume importance
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose
war; fighting; fierce competition
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
for example; for instance; e.g.
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
kind; variety; (biological) species; (logical) species
this world; this life; world of the living
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
reaching; attaining; arrival
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
the ancients; ancient people
taking no notice of; paying no attention to
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder