hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to be able to manage somehow or another
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
to call again; to call someone back
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
dual structure; double structure
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum