to take upon oneself; to volunteer; to undertake; to offer (to do)
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
near; close by; within reach; familiar
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
(on the) sea; surface of the sea
on the occasion of; at the time of; when; during
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
vacuum; absolute void; complete vacuity
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
liquid; beverage; food with high water content (esp. sorbet or fruit served as a dessert in a kaiseki dinner); gamble; uncertain affair
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental
water-resistant; waterproof
time of emergency; (in an) emergency
secret trick; hidden method; trick of the trade; cheat (in a video game)
(giving) instruction (esp. in the secrets of an art, discipline, etc.); initiation; teaching; passing on; imparting
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
speaker; lecturer; lecturer (at a university or college); instructor; part-time teacher; tutor (at a cram school)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to swing one's arms greatly while walking; to act freely; to be brazen
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
means; expedient; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
now that; since; so long as; because
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to move forward; to move on
demonstration; presentation; stage show; performance
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
air pressure; pneumatic pressure