practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
in the end; at the end of the day
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
accumulation; accumulate; store
condition; situation; prospects
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
with a clink; with a flop; suddenly; all of a sudden
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
innumerable; countless; numberless
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
with a burst of strength; rapidly; in one go
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
individual; private person; personal; private
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
participation; joining; entry; adherence
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
large-scale work; voluminous work; monumental work; great work; masterpiece
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects