tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
personal; individual; private
aptitude; aptness; suitability
each; (arch.) you (plural)
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
to begin; to set about; to start
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
reason; cause; circumstances
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
imperial villa; royal villa; detached palace
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
other party; opposite party; opposing team; one's opponent; one's adversary
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
serious look (on one's face); straight face
ill will; malice; evil intent
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
to be prolonged; to drag on
ban on entering (a building, venue, etc.)
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
cooperation; coordination; link
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance