tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively
with a snap; (breaking) cleanly; (rejecting) sternly; flatly; smartly; (dressing up) well
one end; an end; part; fragment
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
slightly injured person; slightly wounded person; person with minor injuries
wound (suffered in a fight)
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
sports-minded; sports-oriented
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
number of times; frequency; count
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
discipline; punishment; reprimand
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
every single word and phrase; word by word
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
ventilation; communication (within an organisation); openness
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
well-known only to those in the know; well-known but to the few; well-known to a connoisseur
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
appearing together (in a film, play, etc.); performing together (at a concert, etc.); acting together; co-starring; playing together (in a sports match)
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; intently; earnestly; single-mindedly; trudgingly; ploddingly
half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing