vitality; energy; dynamism
substantiality (of a meal); fillingness; solidity
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
illiteracy; ignorance; arhat; someone who has attained nirvana
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
expert(ise); skill; dexterity
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
temple elementary school (during the Edo period)
samurai; warrior; military family
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
recitation; reciting from memory
reading aloud; reading a kanji by its Chinese-derived pronunciation
basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...
(giving) instruction; initiation
to make one's heart flutter
state of mind; mentality; psychology
folk customs; folkways; ethnic customs
study of antiquities; archeology
countries all over the world; all the countries of the world
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); difference; gap
as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early
to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
official business; public business
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
liking something; being partial to something; -phile
to put on airs; to swagger; to act self-importantly
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
(together) with; -wide; including
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly