quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
one or two; a few; small number
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
wearing one's hair in braids
apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
since when; from when; how long
study; diligence; discount; reduction
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
dealing with; coping with
art of self-defense (defence)
second day of the month; two days
to ram one's opponent head-first in the initial charge; to punch hard; to hit hard
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
power; might; authority; influence
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
separate; special; another; separately
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off