tradition; legend; folklore
secret ceremony; ritual; sanctum sanctorum
entering an institution; beginning training; primer; manual; introduction (to)
moral (spiritual) improvement; practice mental training; cultivate one's mind (soul)
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
activation; invigoration; stimulation
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
gymnastics; physical exercises; artistic gymnastics; gymnastics competition; physical education (class); PE
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
physical strength; muscle strength
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
red earth (i.e. containing cinnabar or minium); vermilion
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
difficult to ...; hard to ...
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
inn town; post town; post-station town
severe (injury, handicap, etc.); serious
great man; heroic figure; remarkable character
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
reverse thrust; retrofiring; sudden mental derangement
reopening; resumption; restarting
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
something like ...; something called ...
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
one's background; one's history; one's circumstances; one's merit; asset; strong point
autosuggestion; self-suggestion
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
to care for (the sick); to nurse; to attend (someone's deathbed)
proper; right; reasonable
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
to be indebted; to be under an obligation