amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to be found; to be discovered
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to this extent; to this degree; this much
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
prediction; prophecy; prognostication; (religious) prophecy
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
appearance; figure; shape; form
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
devil; evil spirit; genie
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
feeling; sense; impression
overestimation; overrating; overvaluing
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
dozens; scores of; decades
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
utmost limits; extremity; limit
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher