surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
(some type of) enthusiast; somebody possessed of a (certain kind of) mental abnormality
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
tradition; legend; folklore
working adult; full-fledged member of society
popular figure; person in demand; favorite; favourite
author; writer; novelist; artist
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
arm; skill; efforts; ability
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
casting; cast-metal object
top-quality sake brewed from rice grains milled to 50% of weight or less
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
considerably; fairly; quite
to pour drinks for each other; to drink together
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
even so; anyhow; at any rate
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether