skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; skimping; tenuki; playing elsewhere on the board instead of responding locally
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
model; (good) example; exemplar; paragon
is something that; is that which
(doing things at) one's own pace; (doing things) one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
with a (light) slapping sound
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
verbalization; putting into words
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
to encamp; to take up positions
office system where employees are free to change desk
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
seat (esp. in public places or places with assigned seating); seating
to allot; to assign; to give; to provide; to fit to; to fasten to
each; (arch.) you (plural)
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
locker; rocker; rock'n'roller