to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
first principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; tiny dash or speck
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
partly open; in half bloom
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
junk ball (pitch); off-speed pitch; unexpected move; unorthodox measure
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops; rib (cloth, mountains, sea); cord (e.g. corduroy)
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
to come and go; to go back and forth
manners; courtesy; etiquette
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
to kick (hard); to send flying with a kick; to kick away; to reject flatly; to refuse outright; to turn down
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
recently; lately; these days
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
way; method; means; resource; course
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
combination of (varied) pitches, serves, etc.
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command
all right (e.g. when guiding a driver); keep coming; OK; I've got it
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
not only ... but (also); as well as ...