capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
ground leveling; ground levelling; groundwork; laying foundations
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
past days; bygone days; days of yore; while still alive; during one's lifetime
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
considerably; fairly; quite
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
solely; entirely; only; or
endurance; perseverance; patience
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
talk; recital; narration; topic
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
to be overcome with emotion
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
such; this sort of; like this
episode; anecdote; vignette
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
faint, ironic or bittersweet smile
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
retreating figure; appearance from behind
to wear one's hair up; to arrange one's hair
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.