maintenance; preservation; improvement
Miyamoto Musashi (1584-1645)
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
second year of high school; second-year high-school student
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to have a warped view; to be jaundiced; to feel that one has been unfairly treated; to be jealous; to be envious
great depth; bottomless; great height
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
considerably; fairly; quite
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
older brother; elder brother
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all