most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
heating power; thermal power; firepower
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up
in good health; alive and well; going strong
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
stealthily; secretly; in secret
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
to strip a person of all his or her clothes; to leave someone with nothing; to leave someone penniless; to steal someone blind
chorus; singing in a chorus
to attempt; to test; to try out
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
aphorism; epigram; witticism; bon mots
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
perception; sensation; awareness
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to thrust before; to thrust at
five (long cylindrical things)
to increase; to add to; to augment
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to go past; to pass; to pass by
what's the matter?; what's wrong?