memory; ability to remember
to distinguish; to discern; to make out; to tell
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
consecutive defeats; series of defeats
practice game; practice match; scrimmage; workout
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
when you really think about it; on reflection; in actual fact; once again (fashionable, popular, etc.); back (in style)
result; effect; performance; workmanship; execution; shape and quality (of an article)
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
these guys; these fellows
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
of all things (days, etc.)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
to hide; to conceal; to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard; to become quiet and inconspicuous
puffer fish; blow fish; fugu; globefish; swellfish
grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing
superficial knowledge; smattering; dabbler; dilettante; dipping into
Tetraodontidae (family of pufferfish)
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
handrail; railing; banister
to be purplish; to be tinged purple
evening sky; twilight sky
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
great physical power; animal strength
bank; weir; embankment; levee
to cover up with something