making do; getting by (somehow); managing
cost price; purchase price; cost; production cost; manufacturing cost; prime cost
war funds; war expenditures; military spending
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
inside and outside the country; domestic and foreign
younger scholar; future reference
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)
moral (spiritual) improvement; practice mental training; cultivate one's mind (soul)
different suitabilities; being cut out for certain things (and not for others)
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
lost property; something dropped and left behind; dropping something (without realising); losing something
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
sunshade; blind; awning; parasol
clearness; clarity; skillfulness (skilfulness)
eccentric; crank; weirdo; oddball
match; game; bout; contest
loss; defeat; counter for losses
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; trading session (at an exchange); rising from a crouch to charge; initial charge
to be matched against (in a sports contest)
to follow (a rule, precedent, etc.); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be proportionate to; to correspond to; to be equivalent to
to have a short turning radius (e.g. car); to be adaptable; to be quick to respond to shifting circumstances
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
mature; experienced; precocious; mature for one's age
moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative; sente; move that forces a response from the opponent, allowing the player to retain the initiative
attacking one opponent then immediately attacking another
sanchin; fundamental karate kata focusing on breathing, stability, and body hardening
one person; ordinary; common
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
incoherent; vague; silly; foolish
each time; every time; thank you for your continued patronage; thank you for your support; hello; I'm coming in