great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
beginning; outset; first; onset
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
address in reply (e.g. at a ceremony); formal reply
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to praise (to the skies); to sing the praises (of); to extol
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
and yet; though; when; in spite of
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means
foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to be in a tizzy; to be in a frenzy; to have one's eyes light up; to have a different look in one's eyes
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
magic sword; cursed sword
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
people; men and women; each person; everybody
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
selection; choice; option
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to make a mess of; to sacrifice; to waste