to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
silver (Ag); silver (color); silver (medal, prize, etc.); silver coin; silver general; bank; (arch.) money
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
stickiness; viscosity; tenacity; persistence
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
burdening; bearing; load (electrical, mechanical, etc.); stress; stress testing (of physical function or performance); provocative testing
threshold; breaking point
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
asking for the moon; asking for the impossible; asking for too much; thinking the grass is greener on the other side of the fence
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to knead well; to polish; to refine
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject
training; drill; practice; discipline
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
maintaining the status quo
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health