arts; crafts; handicrafts
unexpectedly; surprisingly
Hercules; Herakles; Hercules beetle (Dynastes hercules)
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
love of one's country; patriotism; Ireland
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
very; greatly; exceedingly
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
vast; limitless; boundless
skillfully; admirably; really well; excellently
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
to be in order; to be organized; to be systematized
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
systematization; systematisation; organization; organisation
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act