skipping rope; jump rope; skipping; rope-jumping
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
those (near the second person)
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
private tutor; coach; governess
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
hard to reach place; remote place
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
reward; honorarium; remuneration
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
Lydia (Iron Age kingdom of Asia Minor)
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
verbal message; word (from someone)
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
to be silent; to say nothing
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to