to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; (of a samurai) devoting oneself to (the defence of) one's territory
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
boy; son; baby boy; young man
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
meaning; significance; sense
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
review (of learned material); revision
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
surreal; surrealism; shul; schul
training method in sports, etc. where one imagines how a scenario would play out; mental rehearsal; mental preparation; visualization (for practicing a skill in one's mind)(practising); practicing under simulated conditions (e.g. while watching a video); mental dry run
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row