surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
slight superiority (in knowledge, experience, ability, etc.); being slightly older
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
as one had hoped; as one wishes
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
gooily; with a squeeze; squishily; with a squish
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
sake jar; jar containing alcohol
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
five (long cylindrical things)
rhythmical; rhythmic; well-paced
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
smooth (skin, stone, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
pluralizing suffix; nickname-forming suffix
arrival; arriving at ...; counter for items or suits of clothing; nth place (in a race); counter for moves
homemade; made in-house; housemade; made on the premises
to cover (with); to smear; to sprinkle
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
several weeks; a few weeks
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze