to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
genuine article; real thing; real deal
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
one's (own) house; one's (own) home
from the beginning; from scratch
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
pattern paper (for dressmaking)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote
playing to the gallery; grandstanding; ad hoc; haphazard; dress rehearsal
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
solid body; three-dimensional object; multi-storey car park
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
body; physical system; (the) person
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy