taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to insert; to interrupt; to slip in a word; to harbor (e.g. doubts); to harbour
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
possessing full mastery of an art (e.g. Judo); initiation into the secrets (e.g. of an art); full mastership
first rank in the senior class (in martial arts, go, etc.); lowest rank; one dan
senior pupil (of the same master); senior disciple; senior student; senior member
best pupil; leading disciple
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
to assemble; to put together; to set up; to form (words, sentences, etc.)
verbalization; putting into words
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
assistance; help; helper; babe; chick; broad
assistant instructor; substitute instructor
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
one day; (on) a certain day
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 resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
well-mannered; courteous; polite
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
to steal a glance (at); to look furtively (at); to take a peek (at)
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
all; entire; whole; altogether
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
making doubly sure; points scored for good measure; insurance run (in baseball)
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something