practice; practising; training; study
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
single word; a few words; brief comment
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
beanbag; beanbag juggling game; bobbling the ball
ohajiki; traditional Japanese children's game similar to marbles, played with coin-shaped pieces made of coloured glass or plastic
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp
rock! paper! scissors!; paper! scissors! rock!; one! two! three!; rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
losing initiative; being forestalled; second move (in go or shogi); moving second; rear guard
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
small roof (e.g. over the first storey of a building, a window, an attached shed or veranda, etc.); overhang
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)