dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
modern; current; contemporary; trendy; latest; up-to-date
180 degrees; complete change
give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose
shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
logic; reasoning; argument; line of argument
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
possessiveness; desire to monopolize (monopolise); desire for control
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
space (room, area, outer space)
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu