attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
outward appearance; looks
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
vermilion (colour); cinnabar
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
flaring up; bursting into flames
to flutter down (of leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
coat; jacket; outerwear; top; upper-body garment
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
education; training; discipline
genius; prodigy; natural gift
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
return; giving back; giving up; relinquishing; surrendering
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
to go on the defensive; to play it safe
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
blast (wind); blast (explosion)
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
intuition; instinct; hunch
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to fold up; to fold into layers; to collapse (content on a webpage, etc.)
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
chance (of success); odds
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
a second time; again; once more; twice
to be among the top five; to be one of the five best
five (long cylindrical things)
to irritate; to offend; to provoke; to get on one's nerves
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)