training; practice; practising; cultivation
to hide; to conceal oneself
unaffected and sincere, with fortitude and vigor (vigour)
personification; impersonation; embodiment
calculated; premeditated; considered
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
to be somewhat different (from before, from others, etc.)
difficult to say which of the two is better; hard to tell which is better; (there is) little to choose between them
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
to take a veneer off something
even if; even though; however; no matter how
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
innermost depths of one's heart
primordial; fundamental; basic; primitive
genuine; authentic; true; real
return; coming back; second coming (e.g. of Christ); second advent; reincarnation
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
far beyond one's power; not at all equal; no match for
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
leader; pioneer; guide; leader (in Shugendō)
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
to get goosebumps; to have one's hair stand on end; to shudder
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
fighting spirit (in sport); tenacity
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
reaching the winning post; reaching the finish; making the goal; getting married
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
open-top car; convertible; soft-top
great success; roaring business; busy; packed-out
largest class; top category
to come to an end; to close the curtain
completely; fully; entirely
launching; launch; end (of a theatrical run, etc.); closing party (e.g. a theater show); cast party
closing party; closing event of a school, etc. festival
soda pop (esp. fruit-flavored); pop; (fizzy) lemonade; sweet carbonated drink