putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
encouragement; urging; spurring on
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
colorless and transparent
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
to have stiff shoulders; to feel ill at ease; to feel uncomfortable; serious; sober
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away