sluice gate; water gate; flood gate
quantity or volume of water
regulation; adjustment; control
making efficient; optimization
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
in that way; like that; that way
heating power; thermal power; firepower
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
cannot be compared with; no match for
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
special leather belt used in ceremonial court dress, covered in black lacquer and decorated with stones and jewels
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
strong wind; high wind; moderate gale
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
show one's real ability; illustration of the distinctive character of (something)
to pile up; to accumulate
to look forward to something
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
pleasant feeling; good vibes
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
near oneself; close to one; familiar
slope; incline; slope (of a linear function); gradient (vector calculus)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
to be bothered (by something); to suffer
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
to scrape off; to shave off
secret; private; surreptitious
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank