tofu; bean curd; beancurd
freezing weather; agar-agar; vegetable gelatin
to drain the water; to lose the water; to squeeze out the water
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
bargain sale; selling cheaply; giving out freely
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
wrong; different; not like that
to fulfill one's responsibilities
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
self-responsibility; on one's own responsibility; at one's own risk
reimbursement; compensation; reparation; indemnity
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
end of a match; end of a game
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
(talking in a) half-joking manner
trying out a new sword or blade (originally on someone, but now on soaked straw targets)
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
dismissal; firing; retirement; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a burden
even if; even though; however; no matter how
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
beyond that point; after that
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to become better; to improve
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
amount of force (required to do something); (using the) right amount of force; appropriate use of force
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
utmost limits; extremity; limit
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger