and then; and so; and; so then
world tree (religious or mythological motif)
charcoal; charred remains
rare; uncommon; unusual; rare; lightly cooked
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
custom; habit; customary practice
then; and (then); in that case; if so
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
to look around; to look towards (us)
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
to need; to call for; to require
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
extremely fast; in a flash; too quick for the eye to catch
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
then; well; so; well then
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
advance payment; money paid in advance
temporary; transient; trifling; trivial; careless; perfunctory
(young) girl; maiden; young lady
study group; study meeting
(giving) instruction (esp. in the secrets of an art, discipline, etc.); initiation; teaching; passing on; imparting
how long; how far; how much
how others look at you; what others think about you
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
eccentric; crank; weirdo; oddball