so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
practice by repetition; learning by rote
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
practice, practice, practice; (only) practice makes perfect
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
a little while later; for a little while; some time later; for some time; presently
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to hug tight; to grasp firmly; to embrace tightly
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
different thing; another question; different case
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
complexion; colour; color; blood red
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
aimlessly (e.g. spend one's time); (be) in a disorderly state; (do) in a messy fashion; with a hazy feeling; in a muddled state of mind; unsettledly
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
limpness; soft; limp; mumbling; talking with food in one's mouth
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
front; frontage; facade; main
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
open; spacious; extensive
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment