lightning strike; thunderbolt; bolt of lightning; to strike (lightning); to be struck by lightning
long (time); protracted; prolonged
to challenge (a person) to a fight
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
unsurpassable; peerless; having no equal; outclassing (others)
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
rate of increase (e.g. prices); rate of climb (e.g. aircraft)
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
pearls thrown before swine; unused possession; useless possession; waste of talent
standby; preparation; arrangement
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
doubt; suspicion; fear; apprehension
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
point of uncertainty; unclarified issue; doubt
to throw out; to fire; to expel; to give up; to abandon; to neglect
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
oracle; revelation; divine message
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
God's will; heaven's decree; mandate of Heaven; one's life; one's lifespan
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
to put an end (to); to close the books (on)
outrider; herald; rikishi who leads the yokozuna to the ring prior to his ring-entering ceremony
offering to a deity or somebody's spirit; tribute to a person who is about to depart
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
delay; putting off; procrastination
to use all one's strength (ability)
Mt.; Mount; (fig.) Mt.; (fig.) Mount
manners; courtesy; etiquette
main question; real issue at hand
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion
minute; fine; delicate; accurate; precise; elaborate
distortion (often used for caricature in manga, etc.); deformation