teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
attentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
side job; sideline; subsidiary business
academic advisor (e.g. at a university research lab)
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
crisp; staccato; piquant; clear
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
gait; manner of walking; footwork (e.g. in sport); characteristic way of moving, keeping the center of gravity low (centre)
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
no matter how much time passes
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
instructor; (fencing) teacher; model
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
all manner of (verbal) abuse; all kinds of names; abusive language; torrent of abuse; stream of insults
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
(with a) click (e.g. camera shutter); (with a) snap
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover