becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
at first; initially; in the beginning
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
to feel sorry (for, that); to regret (that); to feel pity; to sympathize
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
paying no heed to; not caring about; taking no notice of
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to detain; to check; to restrain
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
as you see; as you can see
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
I've got to be going; I must go
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
polite; courteous; hospitable
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
a pair (of shoes or socks)