instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
one day; (on) a certain day
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
early on; earlier on; from early
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
large tree; big tree; huge tree
outsider; someone outside of a group
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
to live through; to survive
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
review (of learned material); revision
several years; a few years
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
having vague fears; feeling alarmed; feeling gloomy (about the future); feeling apprehension
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
to blossom; to flower; to bloom
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
father's side of family; paternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
composed expression; clear face
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
whispering; murmuring; subdued