himself; yourself; herself
to touch (a person's) heart; to impress (a person)
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
restlessly; hurriedly; agitatedly; fidgeting
technique; art; skill; move
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
nothing to sneeze at; pretty impressive
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
every year; yearly; annually
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
scholar of literature; literary person; man of letters; writer
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
sumo wrestling; wrestler; rikishi
ranked list (entertainers, sumo wrestlers, millionaires, etc.); program (e.g. theatre)
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
charming; fascinating; attractive
wrestler of the third highest rank
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
yokozuna (highest rank in sumo); grand champion; best in its field; crème de la crème; cream of the crop
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
master; expert; expert board game player (chess, go, shogi, etc.)
tingling; stinging; pungently
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach