to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to mind; to care; to worry
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
to dye; to colour; to color
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
general affairs; general business; manager; director; adjutant general
competent in all fields; jack of all trades; very active in many fields; versatile; all-round; (lit.) 8 faces and 6 arms
it's no joke; gimme a break!
schedule; program; programme; agenda
social; societal; societary
technique; art; skill; move
flagwaving; flagman; (in athletic competition) starter; instigator; leader
the entire strength; all hands; all the members
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
colourless; colorless; achromatic; neutral (position); impartial
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
to like; to love; to be fond of
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
to be erected; to be built
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
single-storied house; single-storied building
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to prune; to trim; to reap (a crop) and put into storage; to harvest; to prune (a manuscript); to cut down
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
personal affair; one's own affair
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
Japanese-style garden; traditional Japanese landscape garden
deep knowledge; attainments; scholarship
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
splendor; splendour; gorgeousness; showiness; gaudiness; extravagance
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal