standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (jōseki); standard sequence of moves (esp. in a corner)
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
school (of painting, ikebana, etc.)
to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap
to jump over; to leap over; to fly over; to fly across; to jump ahead (of someone); to skip over
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
technique; art; skill; move
one-on-one fighting sport (without weapons); combat sport; martial art
(on the) right track; (on the) right lines
a bit of contrivance; some fiddling; a little ingenuity
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (someone) to redo something
comfort; consolation; diversion
to catch off guard; to catch unprepared
smooth (i.e. without problems)
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to be glossy; to glisten; to shine with a luster; to look alluring; to be sexy; to be seductive
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
frequency (of occurrence)
several times; once or twice
plastic bottle (made of polyethylene terephthalate); PET bottle
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; kissaten; traditional type of coffee shop with a retro atmosphere
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
one's true worth; one's true self; what one is really made of
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
firm; unshakeable; resolute
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
technical; specialist; professional; exclusive
pasturing (e.g. cattle); letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked