learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
at once; immediately; right now
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
leisure; leisure time; spare time
to restore one's energy; to restore one's spirits; to recharge one's batteries
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
artificial object; man-made object; artifact; artefact
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
something long; useless things; white elephant; boondoggle
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
inexpert or untrained eyes
to get excited; to get hyped up; to become happy; to get in a good mood
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
beyond this point; from now on; after this
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
having an ancient and honorable origin
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
to reschedule; to recompose; to recross (one's legs); to reset
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
technical skill; ability; capacity
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
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.
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)