to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
preference; priority; precedence
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
on the occasion of; at the time of
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
portrait; likeness; sketch (of a face)
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
perfect; complete; flawless
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
surely; certainly; without doubt
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to speak ill of; to disparage
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
intelligence quotient; IQ
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
totally willing; fully motivated
to expect; to hope for; to look forward to; to resolve (to do); to decide upon; to prepare for