carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
empirical; from experience
New Year's holiday; period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
specialization; specialisation
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
individual match; single game
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
intercept; interception; counter-attack
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
washing (esp. dishes and laundry)
canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
protector (e.g. chest); guard
to make a lasting impression
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
communication skills; communication ability
chilly; unpleasantly cold
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
means of transportation; transport service
diagnosis; medical examination
mistaken memory; trick of the memory; slip of the memory
to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
company outing; company retreat
to suffer mentally; to be in emotional pain
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
to sweep the slate clean; to start again from the beginning; to do it all over again
as a rule; in general; in principle; basically; essentially; fundamentally
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor