feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
having not the slightest idea
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
opening; gap; dried and opened fish
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
the same rank; equality; apposition
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
ten; 10; ten years of age
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to have no chance (of succeeding)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
paper patch; paper backing; poster; sticker; label
to recall; to remember; to recollect
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
coming flying in (migratory birds, airborne sand, pollen, etc.); coming by airplane
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
serious; not joking; straight
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
to run about trying to escape
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
acceleration; speeding up
ultrahigh speed; ultrafast
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place