skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
bust-waist-hip measurements; vital statistics
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus
material; substance; matter
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
another name; nickname; alias; synonym
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
to spend all one's time doing; to do day in, day out; to do nothing but ...; to pass (of days)
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
chance encounter (worth treasuring); a connection made with another person by chance
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
master; teacher; stable master
being independent; becoming independent; standing on one's own feet (without the use of crutches, etc.)
role; part; job; assignment
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
knowledge (of a skill, art, etc.); proficiency; essentials; know-how; preparedness; readiness
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
on-the-job training; hands-on training
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
order of chivalry; chivalric order
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)
moving from one battlefield to another; fighting on successive fronts; fighting in various battles
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to find out; to discover; to locate
completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe
assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
staged event; faked situation; prearranged performance
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter