study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
a puff; a smoke; (short) rest; break; one dose (of medicine or poison); (brief) lull
from now; from this moment; henceforth
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd
finishing blow; coup de grâce
training; drill; practice; discipline
floor; dance floor; sales floor; floor (of a building); storey
meditation; contemplation
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
cut; cutting; omission; cutting; haircut; (continuous) shot (in a film or TV show); illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.)
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
silence; stillness; quietness
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
current situation; current conditions
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
resignation; acceptance; consolation
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
full capacity; all one's ability
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
one's person; around one's person