desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib
to take a step backward; to retreat a step; to back up
(feeling) impatient; irritated; irritating; frustrated; frustrating; vexed
still; even now; to this day
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
root; joint; base; crotch
two times; twice; two degrees
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
to shake one's head (in denial)
is that so?; I see; right; oh
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; (arch.) deftly finishing up; (arch.) putting on the final touches
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
sharp (blade, image, mind, etc.); sharp; number sign; hash sign; mechanical pencil
to abandon; to throw away; to discard; to forsake
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
to take a breath; to take a short rest
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
standard; set; routine; decided
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor