serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to have one's teeth set on edge; to get loose teeth
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to strain or exert oneself; to go all out
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
saying all one has to say (usu. negative, e.g. complaints, insults, etc.)
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
very much; exceedingly; extremely
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
un-; non-; negative prefix
minimum limit; the lowest degree (possible, allowable, etc.)
common sense; general knowledge; common knowledge
listless; languid; sluggish; irritating; exasperating; tiresome
dead language; extinct language; obsolete word; word that has become passé
stage of ennui (esp. in one's married life); period of lassitude; lethargic period; rut
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
physical weariness; sense of fatigue; washed-out feeling
to find fault with; to question
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
social structure; social organization; fabric of society
expression; look; countenance; face
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
speech; words; one's lines; remarks