wooden joint; wood joinery; kumite; sparring; yotsu-gumi clinch; mutual grappling hold; grip
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
rare; uncommon; not often seen
tackling (to the ground); tackle (in rugby, hockey, etc.); tackle (position in American football); fishing tackle
bored; having nothing to do; idle
articles; supplies (e.g. office supplies); things (for); utensils; goods; equipment
grumbling; muttering; complaining; moaning
high-functioning; high-performance; sophisticated
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying
farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation
modest; reserved; quiet; frugal; simple; plain
to buy a replacement; to replace (with a new purchase)
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
counter for pairs of socks, shoes, etc.
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
a pair (of shoes or socks)
somehow; for some reason; in some way; vaguely
article for sale; goods for sale; main attraction; specialty; For Sale
to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet
contrived; false-sounding
things on hand; things in stock; money on hand; money in one's wallet; on hand; in stock
(short) jacket; blouson; ski jumper; jumping event athlete; jumper lead; jumper wire
forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
to reach an agreement; to come to an understanding; to compromise (with); to get along well with
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
to treat (a guest); to receive; to entertain; to be hospitable to; to make welcome
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
learning by watching others; learning by imitation; following by example