smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
battlefield; battleground
practice; exercise; military exercise; manoeuvres; seminar
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
freely; right and left; as one pleases
to run around; to bustle about
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
to be too numerous; to be too much
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
Pacific needlefish (Strongylura anastomella)
to turn over; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (a flag); to let (a skirt, cape, etc.) flap in the wind
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
fingering an object (in killing time); amusing oneself; diversion; gambling
(religious) piety; faith; devotion
to subsist; to keep on living
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
Buddhist nun; Catholic nun; sister
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
to grow; to grow up; to be good at; to excel in
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
one by one; in detail; minutely
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
memo; memorandum; note; (diplomatic) memorandum
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
proposal; offer; request; application
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
one game (of go, shogi, etc.); one board (go, shogi, etc.); one office (of a broadcasting station, post office, etc.)
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)