mastery; skillfulness; dexterity; master hand; expert
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
great swordsman; master fencer
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
round shape; circle; circular form
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
arranging; ordering; sequence (e.g. DNA sequence); arrangement; array
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
thickly; stickily; viscously
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
Japanese wolf (Canis lupus hodophilax, extinct); wild dog
swallowing in one gulp; downing; sipping; sip; thinking nothing of one's opponent; making easy prey of someone
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
to roll over; to tumble; to roll about (with laughter)
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver; to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
occurrence; happening; incident; event
with a start; with a jump
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with