period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
value; worth; merit; estimation; evaluation; appraisal
serious; earnest; honest; real; legit
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
it's been a long time; long time no see
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
since our last meeting; since we parted
firm; steadfast; indomitable; unswerving; invincible
diagonal move (in the game of go)
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down