degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
(giving) instruction; initiation
to churn up; to strike up; to throw up; to tip up; to flip up
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
preparation; provision; guarding
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal
cut in the skin caused by a vacuum formed by a whirlwind; mythical weasel-like creatures riding on whirlwinds and inflicting sharp, painless wounds
invisibly; secretly; privately
block (of wood); chip; splinter
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
originally; by nature; from the start
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
head house (family); birthplace; originator
origin; main branch of family
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
discord; breaking up (e.g. friendship)
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
infancy; childhood; tender age
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
around the clock; day and night
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
chance (of success); odds
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
highly ridiculous; quite absurd