inexperienced person; novice; greenhorn; green hand
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
fierce attack; furious attack
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
to pay attention; to be watchful
gaudy; loud; garish; intense; harsh; extreme
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
time passes; the days and months go by; the months roll on
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to become extremely serious (in attitude); to look solemn; to assume a solemn air
to ask for too much; to expect too much
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
(archeological) remains; ruins; relics
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
irritant odor; irritant odour; irritating smell (odor, odour)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
to move around; to move about; to get around
irregularity; abnormality; change of tone; transposition; modulation
to become moist; to be moistened; to profit (from); to benefit; to be refreshed (of one's mind); to be enriched (of one's heart)
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
detailed inspection; thorough examination; checking