improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
to take care doing something; to be prudent; to take no chances; to play it safe
carrying a person in one's arms; princess carry; bridal carry
archer; bowman; bow-wielding soldier; crossbow soldier
blow; hit (on the body); beating
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
superstition; acting superstitiously (for good luck)
throughout; all through; right through
to jump from one thing to another
to act as an opposite; to form a counterpart; to act as a twin
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
sleeping together; sleeping with; sharing a bed
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
(feeling of) tightness in the chest
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
red bean paste; red bean jam; kudzu sauce; filling (of a dumpling, etc.); filling; stuffing
main force; chief object; mainline
catch (fishing); bag (hunting); haul
butting (in boxing); clashing (of schedules, etc.); conflict; colliding
random firing; reckless firing; excessive issue
boastful; conceited; bragging; impudent
place for relaxation and refreshment
business partner; business associate; fellow trader
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
being left out; being ostracized
piling up; multiple layers
reskilling; improving one's skills
ethnic food (esp. Asian, African, etc.)
half and half; fifty-fifty
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing