carving; engraving; sculpture; tattoo
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
children's story; fairy tale
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
one's later years; final years (in life)
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
of great promise; with a promising future
to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
promising stock; stock with potential; hopeful stock; promising person; person with good prospects
story; topic (on everyone's lips); (the stuff of) legend
for the time being; for the present; immediate; present; for some time (after); current account
best pupil; leading disciple
to colour; to color; to grow lively; to become excited; to waver; to show uneasiness
violently; without holding anything back; firmly; resolutely
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood
lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout
to give someone a surprise; to catch off guard and fluster; to frustrate (e.g. someone's plans); to give someone a blow; to scare the hell out of
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
person who is ...; thing that is ...
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
to place firmly; to hit very hard
to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner
overly optimistic; easygoing; irresponsible; naive; simple-minded
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit