sports-minded; sports-oriented
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
mental; spiritual; emotional
mental fatigue; worry; boredom
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to curve; to twist; to be contrary; to be uncooperative; to be rebellious
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
(being) by oneself; with no outsiders present
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
the way back; the way home; return trip
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
mumbling; muttering; complaining (continuously) about something
girl's feeling; maiden's mind
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
expert; skilled hand; person of experience
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
(mixture of) ground beef and pork
ratio; proportion; percentage
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
way; method; means; resource; course
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)