learning by watching others; learning by imitation; following by example
to be scared (of); to be frightened (by); to be intimidated (by)
preliminary test or trial; tryout; workout; warm-up
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
rīchi; riichi; declaring that one is one tile away from winning while one's hand is completely concealed; being one step away from victory (or success, etc.)
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
tattoo (esp. one in a style other than traditional Japanese)
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
nothing but; none other than
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
sword strike; sword slash
feeling keenly; fully realizing
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to be entwined; to be involved
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
to boast; to brag; to feign ignorance; to pretend not to know; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to dry up; to shrivel (up); to go (completely) dry; to wither (of talents, feelings, etc.); to become desiccated (e.g. of ideas)
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
having a poor endgame; failing at the final stage; missing at the last turn; slacking off at the end
grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
man; male; masculine gender