if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid; delinquency; misconduct
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
legend; folklore; tradition
Chinese martial arts; kung fu; wushu; kenpō (martial arts); kempo
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
school (of painting, ikebana, etc.)
inscription; epitaph; (manufacturer's) engraved signature; motto; maxim
these guys; these fellows
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
at the time; in those days; then
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
way (of doing things); method; style; school (of ikebana, tea ceremony, etc.); style; system
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
(afternoon) nap; sleeping during the day; siesta
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
delicious; tasty; good; nice
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
will not do; do not; does not
using every trick in the book; using every trick one knows; by one rouse or another; with careful coaxing; carefully (e.g. nursing a damaged vehicle)
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
point-scoring; scoring Brownie points
disorder; disturbance; unrest
degenerate; decadent; corrupt
course (of a road, moving object, etc.); way; course (of events, action, etc.); direction (e.g. an argument is heading in); reasoning; logic
stage assistant dressed in black; stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller
United Kingdom; UK; Britain; England
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim