to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
right hand; sword hand; reins-holding hand; right side; one's right
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
to sit at a desk (to study); to be at one's desk; to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
100,000,000; one hundred million; 10^8
alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
dignity; quality; grace; panache; level
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
(understanding or appreciation of) culture; (one's) education; cultivation; sophistication; refinement
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
rest; break; recess; intermission
up and down, left and right; top and bottom, left and right
chance of going out; opportunity (to succeed); musical accompaniment for an actor going on stage
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
even so; despite that; yet
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
proficient; skilled; skillful; enjoying to the full; full satisfaction; being satiated (with)
small window; fenestella; scuttle (type of hatch on a ship)
kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
refinement; elegance; grace
death in jail; death in prison
otherwise; or else; if not
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
deposit and withdraw; taking in and out
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
penalty payment; points forfeited due to a rule violation
to carry; to bring (to a place)
plus; addition; positive (number); plus sign; positive symbol; advantage; plus
minus; subtraction; negative (number); deficit; loss; disadvantage; drawback
to run out (e.g. of the room)
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
sympathy; compassion; pity
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal