to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
to make a copy (of); to copy (down); to transcribe; to reproduce; to trace
for example; for instance; e.g.
beyond that point; after that
to affect; to impact; to influence
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
bodily sensation; feeling in the body; physical feeling; coenesthesia; cenesthesia; coenesthesis
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
deterioration (in quality, performance, etc.); degradation; worsening; (visible) aging; becoming unattractive (due to aging)
rare; uncommon; unusual; rare; lightly cooked
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
(not) even once; (not) ever
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
to follow; to accompany; to serve; to work under; to obey
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
foreign matter; impurities
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
superfine; extra-fine; extremely thin; extra-fine woollen yarn
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
copy; photocopy; book jacket blurb; (advertising) slogan
but; however; provided that
exemplar; model; example; pattern
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine