to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
landing (on the ground); landing place; terminal; (shipping) destination; outcome; final result
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
rather than; more ... than ...
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
one more time; once more; once again
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
having high information content; informative
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
to polish up; to shine up
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
to repeat; to do over again
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
complete; whole; perfect; safe
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
advanced student; advanced learner; advanced practitioner; experienced person
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
consideration; taking into account
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
to collapse; to flop (onto)