destined; predestined; fated; fateful
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
to shake; to waver; to tremble
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
shadow picture; silhouette; shadowgraph
jumping sideways; flying sideways; running hurriedly (with one's body bent forward)
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
to surge like an avalanche; to flood; to swarm; to stampede
this world; present world (as opposed to the realm of the dead)
matter of time; question of time
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
to remove; to move out of the way
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
release; emission; ejection
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
university (college) professor
power; motive power; dynamic force; three-phase electricity
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
general idea; concept; notion
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
alteration; falsification; faking
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath