in order to do; for the purpose of doing
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
release; emission; ejection
how long; how far; how much
until now; so far; up to the present
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
to be wildly different; to be on a completely different scale; to be in a different league; to be poles apart; to stand no comparison; (lit.) to be on a different order of magnitude
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
like this; in this way; as you see
large seal; large stamp; seal of approval; guarantee; endorsement
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
association; union; guild
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to hand over; to surrender
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
farewell; be that so; in that case; (arch.) however; (arch.) though that may be the case
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)