one step higher; one better; cut above; one up
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
good; goodness; right; virtue
principal occupation; core business
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
somebody (important); person of importance
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to misread; to read wrongly; to misinterpret
notes; comment; remark; annotation
to gain a victory; to win
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
breast; breaststroke; brainstorming
to force (someone) to take part; to take along unwillingly
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
air battle; dog fight; aerial battle