training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
episode; anecdote; vignette
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
extremely talented; very gifted
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
aggressiveness; competitive spirit; fighting spirit
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
sympathy; empathy; response
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
it serves you (him) right; it's what you (he) deserves
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed