strength and weakness; (degree of) strength; stress (of a sound); loudness
matter for the future; something that is a long way off; something that is not going to happen anytime soon
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
genius; prodigy; natural gift
clockwise rotation; CW; right-handed rotation
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
beanbag; beanbag juggling game; bobbling the ball
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
reading in a monotone; stiff delivery; wooden delivery; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
repeat; repeating; repeat (broadcast); rerun; repeat sign; repeat consumption
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
rope; cord; policeman's rope
tug of war; forward puller (of a rickshaw)
(not) even a little bit; (not) in the slightest; (not) one bit
to divide in two; to divide in half; to divide (among); to apportion; to portion out
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)
little by little; bit by bit
to pitch forward; to fall forward
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
silence; stillness; quietness
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
if I had to say; if pressed (to answer); if I must choose; if I had to choose
thin (air); weak (liquid); dilute; lacking (enthusiasm, consideration, substance, etc.); insubstantial; deficient
draw (in competition); tie game
February and August (months when business is generally at its slowest)
training; drill; practice; discipline
making efficient; optimization
perception; sensing; noticing
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
soft and fair goes far; willows are weak, yet they bind other wood
(for a conversation) to wander from the subject; to get off track
in proportion to; just as much as
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
softness; gentleness; weakness
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)