this world; this life; world of the living
difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
happening; (unexpected) incident; unforeseen event; surprising occurrence
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
to breathe out; to exhale
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
walking briskly; determinedly
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
cleaning equipment closet; broom closet
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
many; varied; all sorts; crowded; large (e.g. helping)
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited