promising; hopeful; full of promise
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
special training; intensive training; crash course
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
true character; real nature
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
otherwise; if not; or else
dark gray; dark grey; donjiki (clerical dress)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to mix; to blend; to combine
overall; general; as a whole
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
to tear up and throw away
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
chapel; building used for worship (in front of the main hall of a Buddhist temple)
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
to blow fiercely; to rage; (arch.) to play (a flute, etc.) for fun
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
(a person's) appearance; looks
delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle
excellent article; fine item; rare beauty; masterpiece; gem
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
steel; sword steel; sword
iron plate; steel plate; sure thing; certain winner
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
hollow; mid-air; air; sky