to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...
advice; recommendation; suggestion; inducement; persuasion
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
to apply correspondingly; to correspond to; to be proportionate to; to conform to
rather; sooner; preferably
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
professor; teaching; instruction
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
party; set; gang; company; person
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
in deep black; in jet black
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
to clatter; to flap (noisily); to rattle; to walk around being unable to settle down
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)