reduction by half; halving
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
by myself; in person; by oneself
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
convenient; handy; useful
(something having its) merits and demerits; advantages and disadvantages; good points and shortcomings
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
mastery; learning through experience; realization; realisation; comprehension
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
with a start; with a jump
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
cat ears; nekomimi; character with cat ears; ears with soft earwax that has a slight smell
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
going straight to the point; cutting it short; as it turns out
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
using one's own judgement; making up one's own mind; judging for oneself
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
unclear speech; garbled speech; poor enunciation; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression)
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine