... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
painstaking (e.g. effort); excruciating (e.g. hard work); grueling
training; drill; practice; discipline
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
silence (not speaking); muteness
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
reopening; resumption; restarting
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
paper knife; letter opener
eyetooth; cuspid; canine (tooth); dogtooth
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
idle talk; chit-chat; gossip
to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
nothing but; none other than
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
master; teacher; stable master
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
at once; immediately; right now
company secret; industrial secret; trade secret
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff