baptism; christening; initiation (into a society, group, etc.); baptism; one's first experience of something; baptism (by fire, etc.)
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to differ depending on ...
control; management (e.g. of a business)
outside the country; abroad
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
strength training; resistance training; muscle-building
first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
idle talk; chit-chat; gossip
to be helpful; to be useful
society; the world; the times
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
hello; good day; good afternoon
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
to be transparent; to show through
pigment; coloring; colouring; colorant; colourant
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
silver; senior citizen; pensioner
calamity; disaster; accident
subconsciousness; the subconscious
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
a few seconds; several seconds
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart