big talk; boasting; bragging
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
Dark Continent (i.e. Africa)
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
for (some) doubtful points to remain
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
dignity; grace; nobility; grade; quality; fineness
to make one's own; to take possession of
to go mad; to go crazy; to lose one's mind
that country; (arch.) nirvana
lately; recently; nowadays
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
ultrahigh speed; ultrafast
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
basic policy; fundamental policy; fundamental plan of action
military force; military strength
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed; field of alpine flowers
making rapid progress; making great advances; rush; dash; onslaught
to speculate; to make an educated guess; to gamble (e.g. on getting the right questions)
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
to offer (put up) resistance
being struck by lightning; torpedo attack
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
face; looks; vestiges; trace