achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
fashion-consciousness; desire to be stylish; humor; humour; wit
liking something; being partial to something; -phile
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
movements; bearing; deportment; carriage; behavior; behaviour
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
influence; effect; impact
scenery; scene; landscape
low-ranking samurai; rolling three and one (in a dice game)
unprecedented; never seen before
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to hurt; to smart; to sting
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
still; as yet; as it has been
flat; level; flat (e.g. in 10 seconds flat); exactly; flat; flat
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
(the) best of one's life; lifetime ...
to charm; to bewitch; to enchant; to captivate; to fascinate
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous