apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
place; situation; position; location
but; however; provided that
tip-top; top; top-drawer; best; foremost; elite
tradition; legend; folklore
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
heresy; evil ways; sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
association; link; connection; pledge (esp. for marriage); promise
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
genius; prodigy; natural gift
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
it is not (like that) either
study; diligence; discount; reduction
by myself; in person; by oneself
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned