character building; formation of character; personality development
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
performing without rehearsal
function; facility; faculty; feature
reduction by half; halving
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
finish; finishing; finishing touches
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
manner of using one's hands
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
formal, usually black, kimono with designs along the bottom of the skirt worn by married women on ceremonial occasions; married woman's ceremonial kimono
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
long, kimono-like garment, made of light fabric and worn under the kimono; under-kimono
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to try and do something; to attempt to do something