serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
treating someone like a child
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
company president; manager; director
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)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
free (of charge); gratuitous
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment