actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
surplus; remainder; residue; margin; balance
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
practising martial arts; training in martial arts
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
hair (on the head); (a) hair
tag (children's game); tig
to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position
unable to resist; unable to suppress
kindness (shown by others); courtesy; favor; favour; good offices
high-pressure selling; aggressive peddling; the hard sell; forcing on someone (e.g. kindness)
opening (of a new road, railway, etc.); going into operation (e.g. telephone communication); beginning services; reopening (e.g. of a road to traffic); resumption of services
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks; middle of nowhere
tranquil; calm; quiet; mild (weather); balmy
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
reforming (oneself); mending one's ways; turning over a new leaf
to exaggerate; to overstate
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
to antagonize; to provoke antipathy
maintenance of public order; maintaining security
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
to be distracted from feelings of depression, boredom, tension, etc.
different (from); not the same (as)
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
on bargain sale; rising in popularity; up-and-coming; budding
photographer; cameraman; camera operator; cinematographer
to have time free; to have time to spare
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
on the wane (e.g. popularity of something); decline of one's fortunes
this and that; one thing or another
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
putting in force (a law); putting into operation; putting into effect; carrying out (a plan, policy, etc.); execution
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
charity; benevolence; philanthropy
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
antiques business; curio dealer; secondhand dealer