smoking room; smoking compartment
to make out with; to make cozy with (cosy); to do at one's own discretion
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
(secondary) tobacco smoke
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
rolling by hand (e.g. sushi roll, cigarette); winding by hand (e.g. watch); hand-rolled sushi (usu. cone-shaped); windup watch; mechanical watch
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
(on) land; ground; shore; track-and-field events
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
talk; conversation; dialogue
to mark the end; to spell the end
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
seniority by length of service
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad