to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break
technique; art; skill; move
ability; performance; efficiency
steady progress; rapid advance
patting; stroking; caressing
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
firm promise; definite promise
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
there is nothing; having nothing
affectation; pretension; posturing; posing as; behaving as; acting like
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
study; library; den; home office; reading room
waiting time; latency; standby time (e.g. cellular phones); queueing time
program (e.g. TV); programme
videotape recorder; VTR; video recording; pre-recorded video shown during a television programme
bashing; fierce criticism; bussing; busing; removing dirty dishes from tables in a restaurant
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
screening meeting; trial meeting; qualifying competition
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
doctor's orders (to refrain from something, e.g. drinking); stoppage of a fight on doctor's orders (in boxing, etc.)
one day; (on) a certain day
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
to be affectionate to; to treat tenderly; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
ancestral; hereditary; handed down from generation to generation; for generations; from generation to generation
hammer; hopeless swimmer; person who can't swim; someone who sinks like a stone
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
looking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)
power; might; authority; influence
experiment; experimentation
to (suddenly) get into a specific mood; (lit.) to get switched on
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)