remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
absolute basics; very rudiments
good material; valuable data; positive factor (for the stock market); good news
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
increase in sophistication; enhancement of functionality; increase in speed; upgrading
utmost limits; extremity; limit
subdivision; segmentation; fractionalization; fragmentation
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
tools and materials; equipment and materials
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
manual or physical labor; manual or physical labour
Spartan; spartan; harsh; rigid; severe; strict
to be exhausted; to be tired out; to be worn out
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
very intensive training; very hard training
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
craftsmanship; artisanship
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis)
stopping at; going no further than
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
particular interest; fondness
ambidexterity; ambidextrous person
disturbance; confusion; perturbation; commotion; turbulence
tsumugi; pongee; traditional rough-surfaced cloth woven from raw silk
window blind; blinds; blind
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark