thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
great difference; major mistake
how much; how many; what amount; what extent
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
not yet known; unknown; strange
already known; well-known
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
pupil; student; schoolchild
adhering to; being a stickler for; being particular about; worrying too much about
although I say; although one might say; although called
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
and (also); both ... and; as well as
transport; transportation
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
I don't care what follows; the future will take care of itself
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
defense; defence; protection
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
dear; desired; missed; longed-for; nostalgic
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
together; at the same time; same; identical
to be smeared; to be covered
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)