substantial matter; significant item
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to rock; to shake; to swing
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to become an expert; to be master at
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
phantom; vision; illusion
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
reopening; resumption; restarting
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
religious organization; religious organisation
don't worry; no worries; never mind
to take by deception; to defraud someone of; to swindle someone out of; to cheat someone out of
to not believe one's ears
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
modesty; humility; being humble
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
no!; no no!; no, not at all
serious look (on one's face); straight face
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
character leitmotif; character theme song
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
original author (of a work)
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
to be stunned; to be surprised; (lit.) one's eyes turn into dots (like a cartoon character)
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
having high information content; informative
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
outside of one's area of expertise
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit