action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
brilliance; luster; lustre; vividness; life
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
again; once more; a second time
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
female high-school student
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
chop (pro wrestling move); knifehand strike; chop (pork, lamb, etc.); chop (tennis); chop stroke
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
both hands; both arms; ten
triumphant pose assumed by an athlete
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
(wicker) basket used for carrying fish; creel
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; nimbly; alertly