bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
chair; stool; post; office; position
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
reinforcement; strengthening
to be able to manage somehow or another
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
rote memorization (memorisation); rote learning; indiscriminate memorizing (memorising)
teacher; instructor; professor
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
correction; revision; amendment
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)