to exert oneself; to make efforts
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
to become possible; to become able to (do)
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs
simply put; putting it simply; in short
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; (of a samurai) devoting oneself to (the defence of) one's territory
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
skill; dexterity; master hand
already; now; no longer; not any more
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
having said that; on the other hand
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
to go numb; to have pins and needles
to sit cross-legged; to sit at ease
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
awareness that somebody will be hard to deal with; awareness that one is not good at something; (feeling) not up to doing something
pull; patronage; tug; discount