serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
data collection; data acquisition
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
nashiji (lacquering technique using gold or silver powder or flakes)
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
simultaneous; all at once
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
automatic pilot; autopilot; automatic control
easy-peasy; easy; simple; pleasant; comfortable; comfy
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation; to be completely defeated; to be beaten hollow
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
eighth month of the lunar calendar
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
theatre; theater; playhouse
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
to lay the foundation (for)
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
eccentric; crank; oddball
the 'be-be-be' sound of a detector going off; clicking with someone; being compatible
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata)
reason; cause; circumstances