master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent
to play a leading role; to play a central part
(being) worth seeing; impressive
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
hammer; mallet; sledgehammer; gavel
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
stealthily; secretly; in secret
beginning; clue; starting point
being something of an artist; having something of the artist in one
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
physical strength; muscle strength
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
putting together (e.g. opinions); gathering; collecting; aggregating; summarizing; integrating
characteristic (of); peculiar (to); inherent (in); eigen-
individual differences; personal equation
lightly; easily; carelessly
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
great joy; delight; jubilation
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently; gloomily
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
don't you think?; indicates question
kana; Japanese syllabaries (i.e. hiragana and katakana)
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
price reduction; discount
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...