dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to press a question; to cross-examine
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
show; exhibition; spectacle
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
what do you want?; can I help you?
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
correction; rectification; mending; repair
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
of no interest; not interested
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate