craftsman; skilled artisan
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
breath of fresh air; cool (refreshing) breeze
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
to name; to call; to christen; to term
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
story; topic (on everyone's lips); (the stuff of) legend
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
book; volume; this; present; main; head
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
angelica (any herb of the genus Angelica, esp. garden angelica, Angelica archangelica)
to be able to manage somehow or another
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
staged event; faked situation; prearranged performance
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
senior; elder; person older than oneself
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
feeling keenly; fully realizing
uncharted territory; unknown waters; unfamiliar terrain
due to the nature of one's job; because of one's line of work
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
busying oneself about (something); being on the move; bestirring oneself; on the go; taking an active interest
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of