masterpiece; masterwork; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
board-shaped; plank-shaped; sheet-shaped
game; match; contest; competition; sport; (sporting) event
leaf spring; plate spring
specialization; specialisation
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
person with no physical or mental disability; able-bodied person; non-disabled person
carelessly; inattentively
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
independence; self-reliance
double bottom (ship, trunk, etc.); false bottom; double sole; double hull
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
to follow (someone's) example; to imitate; to copy; to learn (by observation)
shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
to practice; to practise; to train; to drill; to become practiced; to become practised
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
painstaking (e.g. effort); excruciating (e.g. hard work); grueling
day after day; day by day
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)