self-taught method; one's own way; one's own style
being ruined; being spoiled; coming to nothing; complete loss of face
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
feeling keenly; fully realizing
irritating; impatient; annoying; frustrating; vexing
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
criticism (by a teacher or coach, with commentary, especially at a poetry reading); review; critique
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
to pretend; to act (as if)
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
dealing with; coping with
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
number one; first; best; most; game; round
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
ghost; spirit; apparition; spiritual body; causal body
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
pose; pose; posturing; pause; rest