performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
timid; fainthearted; weak-willed
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
fear; dread; fright; terror; trepidation; panic
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
(town) market; (street) market; marketplace
to loiter; to hang around; to wander around; to prowl; to roam
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
two meals; (eating) two meals a day
jam-packed; packed; packed like sardines
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
in name only; titular; nominal
small window; fenestella; scuttle (type of hatch on a ship)
hanging loosely; dangling limply
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
tool; implement; means; furniture
to score an ippon; to score a full point (in judo, kendo, etc.); to one-up (someone); to defeat (in an argument); to score (against someone)
unable to understand (reason, motive, etc.)
to brave a danger; to take a risk
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
direct descent; direct line
don't try and tell me that!; don't try that shit on me
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
war; fighting; fierce competition
soldier; combatant; warrior
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...