to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to ask; to enquire; to query
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
edition; version; plate; block; counter for editions of a publication
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
good impression; favorable impression
choice; selection; option
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
I see; that's right; indeed
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
container made by cutting a piece of bamboo lengthways; bamboo tube; bamboo cylinder
to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along
in the earth; in the ground; underground
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to pay attention; to be watchful
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness