to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
special training; intensive training; crash course
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
hazing; gruelling training; waistband; woman's undergirdle
to place firmly; to hit very hard
phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance
considerably; greatly; a lot
to be elegant; to be graceful; to be refined
practice; practising; training; study
having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
easy to read; legible; clear
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
unprecedented; unique; unparalleled
great war; great battle; world war
nearing the enemy; coming into contact with the enemy
to proceed though deadlocked; to be carried over (e.g. to next meeting); to go into a shootout (e.g. sport)
end; close; conclusion; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
utterance; speaking; vocalization; leading a group of people (in cheering, singing, etc.)
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
arrest; apprehension; capture
dry taste (e.g. sake, wine); a liking for sake; one who likes sake; salty (taste); harsh; scathing
as expected (positive events); as hoped for
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
handsome man; actor in a love scene
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown