praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
vulgar; in poor taste; cheap; low-brow
ban; prohibition; interdiction; injunction
gathering clouds; group of clouds
as soon as possible; ASAP
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy (logic)
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
ordinary person; unenlightened person
to have a relationship; to have relations
complete defeat; losing all of one's matches; finishing the tournament with no wins
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
backbiting of a coward; grumblings of a loser; (lit.) the far-off bark of a retreating dog
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
to satisfy oneself (by doing); to find relief (in doing)
even if; even though; wow
offering a prize; prize competition; prize; reward
yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill
to be stingy; to be tightfisted
light eating; spare diet; not eating much
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
(with a) click (e.g. camera shutter); (with a) snap
restlessly; restively; agitated; fidgety
to make a gesture or say something during a break in conversation, playing of songs, etc.; to interrupt
water pistol; squirt gun; water gun
long bath; staying in the bath for a long time
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
to re-enter; to rejoin; to re-enrol
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
to hold a child in one's arms; to embrace a child; to provide for a child (children)
vicious circle; vicious cycle
namahage; folklore demon of the Oga Peninsula (people dress up as them on New Year's Eve to admonish children)
pointing up; pointing upward; upturn; uptrend; upward tendency
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling