silence (not speaking); muteness
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
astringency; tartness; austere elegance; elegant simplicity; subdued style
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
understood; I see; OK; present; here
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
stand-up work; work performed standing
to get the hang of; to learn the secret to
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
point below the navel (a focus point for internal meditative techniques)
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
way of standing; dancer (in a Japanese dance performance)
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
complimentary copy of a book
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
pointing out; identification
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation