influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
makyō; Chinese magic mirror; bronze mirror that projects a hidden sacred image when reflecting a beam of light
vajra (indestructible substance); diamond; adamantine; thunderbolt; Indra's weapon; Buddhist symbol of the indestructible truth
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
to torment; to harass; to tease
after that; afterwards; thereafter
(some type of) enthusiast; somebody possessed of a (certain kind of) mental abnormality
possession (by a spirit, etc.); dependence; depending on
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
overwhelming strength; extremely strong person; powerhouse; very strong player; very strong team
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
becoming red hot; red heat; scorching heat; running high (of emotions); burning (with passion, enthusiasm, etc.)
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
incarnation; impersonation; personification; avatar
sweeping sideways; mowing down
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to blaze; to burn brightly
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
attacker (esp. in volleyball)
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
to run through; to run past