about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
ten-year-old; ten year old
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
speech; expression; wording; language
as you see; as you can see
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
economic; financial; fiscal
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
clever; bright; smart; intelligent
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
gift; boon; godsend; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
sarcastic; foulmouthed; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
control; management (e.g. of a business)
to be collected (of clams, etc.); to be gathered (of mushrooms, herbs, etc.); to be picked (of fruit, etc.); to be able to collect; to be able to extract; to be able to get
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
to taste; to try (food or drink)
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
happy family circle; sitting in a family circle and enjoying conversation; harmony in a family
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
that is to say; so that means
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
self-taught method; one's own way; one's own style
school (of painting, ikebana, etc.)
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
around the world; throughout the world
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
to polish up; to shine up
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
sham battle; mock battle; dry run; military exercise; war game
all pain, no gain; doing no good and a lot of harm; having no redeeming features; being a complete disadvantage; (lit.) a hundred harms and not a single gain
sword skills; swordsmanship
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
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)