highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
two colours; two varieties; two types
light and shade; shade (of colour, color); depth (of flavor); complexity; strength and weakness (of flavor)
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
mottled pattern; patchy pattern
irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
technique; art; skill; move
in a day; in a brief space of time
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to become better; to improve
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
question; inquiry; enquiry
indeed; really; truly; very much
persistence; single-mindedness
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)