trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
with a start; with a jump
to wash away; to rinse off
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
all the time; every single time; thank you (for your continued patronage)
on bad terms; at loggerheads
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
beanbag; beanbag juggling game; bobbling the ball
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to sit for an examination
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
ordinary; in the past; usual; regular
the opposite sex; isomerism
hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
vague recollection; faint memory
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
shameless; shameless person
to boil strongly; to be excited
fingering (of a musical instrument)
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
difficult to say which of the two is better; hard to tell which is better; (there is) little to choose between them
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)
unladylike; unbecoming; immodest; unthinkable; impossible; ridiculous
to happen suddenly; to take place unexpectedly
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to encourage to do (something); to urge a person on; to demand action; to spank; to give a spanking; to hit someone on the bottom
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
addition and deletion; taking out and putting in; plugging and unplugging; making do; getting by; managing