experience is the best teacher; custom makes all things easy; you learn best by doing; practice makes perfect; (lit.) it is better to grow accustomed than to be taught
saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb
significant; full of meaning; pregnant (with meaning); suggestive
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
at first; initially; in the beginning
number of times; frequency; count
small sum (e.g. of money); small denomination
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to get the hang of; to learn the secret to
large amount of money; great cost
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told
extravagant spending; wasteful spending; splurging; squandering
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
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
I thought so; I suspected as much; Just as I thought; Now you are talking; That's the spirit
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
last night; yesterday evening
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
to have a meal; to take a meal
damp; moist (negative nuance)
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void