to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
(starting) from nothing; from scratch
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
considerable; formidable; tremendous; really something else; exceptional; impressive
to refer to; to use as reference
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
It's nothing!; Don't mention it!
Latin-Japanese (e.g. dictionary)
plastic wrap; cling film; cling wrap; to wrap in plastic wrap
having no idea; having no clue
to crack (person's voice); to squeak
notice; attention; observation
G-man; FBI agent; inspector
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
body odor; body odour; personal odor; personal odour; characteristic (of someone)
war funds; war chest; funds (for activities); campaign funds
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
one's days and nights being reversed
prioritized; focused; concentrated; predominant
multiplication table; times table
abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time