unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
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)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to be surprised; to be astonished
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)
nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
close; intimate; on good terms
to panic; to freak out; to fly into a tizzy
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
child's mind; child's heart; young mind
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)