grinding; polishing; refining (skill, knowledge, etc.); striving to master something
holding out for a short while; putting up resistance for a while; briefly holding one's own
street vendor; stallholder; stallkeeper
needless to say; it goes without saying
smokehole on hearth; hearth; (kitchen) furnace
heavy, thick, long, and big (products, esp. industrial); massive and heavy; heavy (industry)
insert (in a magazine, newspaper, etc.); foldout; insertion
every martial art; all the martial arts
pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize someone (recognise); feigning ignorance; playing innocent
with a broad grin; smirking
cancellation; writing off (a debt); indicating a long sound in kana; tug o' war; tug of war
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
decently; gracefully; plausibly; politely; tactfully; discreetly
fee paid for space (e.g. for a stall)
unprecedented in history; unheard-of; epoch-making
to lift; to turn over; to fold over
thickly painted; thickly lacquered; impasto
sharply (glare, stare, etc.); piercingly; stinging; clashing (of swords, etc.)
bossy person; self-appointed manager; bossyboots
white knight; knight in shining armor
to become extremely serious (in attitude); to look solemn; to assume a solemn air
to backfire; to have a harmful result
to shift something to; to move something into; to transfer; to transpose; to exchange; to displace
to rip up (a seam); to burst; to tear; to break out (e.g. into a smile)
sunny spot; exposure to the sun
pinky swear; pinky promise; hooking each other's little fingers to confirm a promise
stopping a sword stroke between one's bare hands
self-praise; praising oneself
wicked ones; bad guys; rascals
You'll regret this!; I'll get you for this; Just you wait
friendly feelings; fellowship
to show mercy; to show sympathy; to have compassion; to be kind
flow line; streamline; lines representing the flow of a fluid
of tender years; very young
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip