or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
to think too much; to be over-concerned
(in the same way) as before; as always
appearance; air; condition; state; form
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
to break down due to overwork; to try so hard that the situation gets worse
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
taking a breather; relaxation; rest; vent; ventilation opening
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
playing shogi with a handicap of the rook and bishop; participating in a contest while missing key players, pieces, etc.
as likely as not; fifty-fifty; even match; tie
surface of a board (shogi, go, etc.); (state of) the board; development of a game; surface of a record
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
endurance; perseverance; patience
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
fraction; odd sum; odd money; small change; (arch.) low class female servant
and; thereupon; because of that
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
mellow (flavor or fragrance; esp. of alcohol); rich; full-bodied; superior
easy to drink; easy to swallow; quaffable
gulping down (a drink); guzzling; chugging; sloshing around (of liquid in one's stomach)
to drink oneself dead drunk; to drink oneself unconscious