training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
to become unrestrained and go to excess; to lose all restraint; to lose one's tension and become relaxed; to let go; to become disorderly; to be scattered
real experience; actual observations
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
to draw the line (between two situations); to make a clear distinction; to make it clear where one stands; to take clear responsibility for (mistakes, etc.)
to pair with; to pair up; to pair off
misrepresentation; false statement
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
bikini model (usually teenage); pin-up girl
to tame (e.g. animal); to domesticate
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
recommending; recommendation
Manchu-Han Imperial Feast; three-day feast of Chinese delicacies held during the Qing dynasty
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
bed and food; eating and sleeping
information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report
lock-opening; lock-picking
to set (sun); to become dark
to be sticky; to be close together
leftovers (esp. food); remnants
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
salt and pepper; seasoning with salt and pepper
to flavor; to flavour; to season
poor at preventing one's opponent from getting an underarm grip; having weak defenses; off one's guard; vulnerable (to attack)
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
hungrily; greedily; voraciously; ravenously
influencing (a person) for good
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
income; receipts; revenue