to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
mimicking sitting in a chair; air chair; wall sit; chain of people sitting on each other's laps
in proportion to; just as much as
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
endless; boundless; everlasting
person concerned; interested party; related party
impromptu; improvised; extempore; instant (e.g. ramen)
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
key to understanding; point (e.g. of an argument)
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
dreamy state of mind; ecstasy; trance
practical problem; practical matter
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
the same generation; coeval
when it becomes; when it comes to
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
stew (esp. Japanese cream stew)
sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
I doubt it (card game); cheat; bluff; I doubt that; no way; you're fibbing
if I had to say; if pressed (to answer); if I must choose; if I had to choose
hormone; offal (esp. beef or pork); entrails
paralysis; palsy; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis