diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
gymnastics; physical exercises; artistic gymnastics; gymnastics competition; physical education (class); PE
to throw; to toss; to fling; to abandon (one's work); to give up; to lay aside
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
training; drill; practice; discipline
both (people); the two of them
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
the front; honest; upright; decent
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
shakudo; gold-copper alloy, often with a blue patina
one's first campaign; one's first battle
since; henceforth; ever since
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
(social) class; rank; grade
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
soldier; combatant; warrior
it's no joke; gimme a break!
chance; opportunity; occasion
at once; immediately; right now