to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
expertise; special skills
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
to take (be in) charge of
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
complete; whole; perfect; safe
new graduate; recent graduate
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
winning without fighting; method used to win without fighting; one's own way of doing things (i.e. as different from that of one's instructor); Shinto-ryu (school of kenjutsu)
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
human; human-like; as a person
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
coincident with; while; simultaneously
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
student (esp. a university student)
open air; outdoors; outside
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
to start; to begin; to commence
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
to guffaw; to roar with laughter; to laugh heartily