water vapour; water vapor; steam
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
automatic; intransitive verb
intercept; interception; counter-attack
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
surroundings; environs; circumference
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
development; exploitation
dealing with; coping with
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
first letter of a word; capital letter (at the start of a word or sentence); initials (of one's name)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)
measurement error; calculation error
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to shout (in anger); to yell
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
if you think about it; come to think of it
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first