superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
leader of the pack (of a group of kids); neighborhood bully (neighbourhood)
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
bad ending (in a film, novel, etc.); unhappy ending
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
great delight; great satisfaction; rapture
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
tone (of voice); manner of talking
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
determination; resolution
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
rather; sooner; preferably
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
survival; survivor; relic
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for