seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to take a veneer off something
both; both sides; both parties
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; trudgingly
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
clearing one's throat; cough
so what!; who gives a damn?
one's frame of mind; way one looks at things
tone (of voice); manner of talking
embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
school route; street for students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)
voluntary training; voluntary practice; free practice
muscle training; resistance training; strength training
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
independent training (e.g. of athletes working without a coach)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
correction; rectification; mending; repair
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down