dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
continuous; nonstop; consecutive; ceaseless
way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!
combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
honor; honour; credit; prestige
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
watch stand; watcher's seat; attendant's booth (e.g. at an onsen)
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to take a breath; to take a short rest
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
study; research; investigation
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
different suitabilities; being cut out for certain things (and not for others)
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to give; to present; to offer; to do for someone's sake
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
initiation into an art or discipline
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
nonchalant air; unruffled air
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
physical strength; the strength of one's muscles