interest; appeal; attraction; fun
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
master; expert; brilliant move (in go, shogi, etc.); excellent move
to show (someone) out; to see (someone) off; to forward; to dispatch (goods); to push (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind
beating time with one's hands; clapping to the beat; making a careless move (in go, shogi, etc.); responding to an opponent's move without proper thought
light and easy; lambent; clever; witty; smart
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
being immersed in; being absorbed in; indulging in; prone to; apt to
association; fellowship; change (of season, year, etc.)
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
mime; dumb show; silent drama; pantomime
to applaud; to cheer (for)
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
meteor; shooting star; falling star
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
to arrange one's hair; to tidy up one's hair
messy; shabby; scruffy; dirty; squalid; sordid
three countries; Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (arch.) Japan, China and India; (arch.) Japan, Korea and China
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
consecutive defeats; series of defeats
sympathy; compassion; pity
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
(your) daughter; young woman; daughter of a good family
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
instructor (esp. of martial or traditional arts); teacher; model; exemplar; normal school (Japan; 1872-1947); teachers' training college
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
stirring; rousing oneself
opportunity; chance; good time (to do); trend; tendency; momentum
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
combined (concerted) efforts; solidarity; joining forces (with)
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
eloquence; fluency (of speech)
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
malice; ill will; bad air; noxious vapour; miasma
to light (a fire); to kindle; to incite; to instigate; to stir up
to collect information; to gather knowledge
mountain hunt; combing the mountains (for a criminal, etc.)
(there is) no sign (of); leaving no trace; nowhere to be seen
exposure to wind; severe criticism