row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
audience (with a person of high standing); diameter of a tree trunk at eye level
cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
last spurt; final spurt; home stretch
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
transportation expenses; travel expenses; fare (train, taxi, etc.)
Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
to lie down; to throw oneself down
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
decimal point; radix point
eradication; extermination; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
event; phenomenon; matter
viscous; mushy; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
comeback; recovery; restoration; rally
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
bundle of banknotes; stack of bills; large sum of money
to flutter down (of leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
to use and then throw away
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
leaving something as it is (after taking it out or turning it on)
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
while moving; on the move
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
to temper thoroughly; to train well
blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
moment by moment; hour by hour
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
deep emotion; being filled with emotion