instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
pyrotechnic signal; signal flare
grasp; catch; understanding
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
spirit; heart; disposition
to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
something like ...; something called ...
programme; program; plans; arrangements
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
period of time; time slot; time zone
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
wooden joints; paired karate kata; beltwork
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter