concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to be among the top five; to be one of the five best
skill; dexterity; master hand
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
transcendence; excellence; superiority
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
technique; art; skill; move
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
go that far; to that extent
to temper thoroughly; to train well
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
many; much; plenty; hardly
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
great man; heroic figure; remarkable character
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
to trample flat; to beat a path