weatherbeaten; exposed to rain
to rebuild; to reconstruct
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
armrest (of a chair); elbow rest
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
pearls thrown before swine; unused possession; useless possession; waste of talent
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
contest of strength; trial of strength
severe wound; serious wound; gash
patent; one's specialty (party piece, etc.)
to be able (to do); to be capable (of doing)
to sob; to be choked with tears
middle-distance (races); intermediate-range (missile)
to use someone's (argument, attack) against them; to use (an attack) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a negative situation)
another; one more; (not) quite; (not) very; lacking
(right at the) side; just beside
one leap (i.e. skipping intermediate stages); one jump; one step; jumping (with both feet together)
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
four times; four-colour process printing; CMYK printing
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
to devise; to plot; to plan
flat; superficial; surface-level; one-dimensional
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
board-shaped; plank-shaped; sheet-shaped
seven colours (of the rainbow); prismatic colors; blend of seven spices (cayenne, sesame, Japanese pepper, citrus peel, etc.)
like this; such; thus; in this way
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
precondition; prerequisite