judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to strongly press (someone); to crack down on; to settle accounts
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to collect; to assemble; to gather
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to assort; to classify; to journalize (in accounting); to journalise
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to ring (a bell); to strike (a gong, drum, etc.); to beat; to sound
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
silent; still; quiet; hushed
humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code
-less; lacking; non-existing
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
little by little; bit by bit
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
five (long cylindrical things)
getting; obtaining; winning; scoring (in ice hockey, basketball, etc.)
to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words