beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
peeling off (adhesive tape, wallpaper, etc.); pulling apart (Velcro)
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever
to tear off; to strip off; to rip off; to rob (someone) of (clothes); to divest (someone) of (powers, rank, etc.)
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
attaching the polite suffix "-san" to someone's name
coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing
deeply (stab, thrust, etc.); hard
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
spell; charm; incantation; magic words
everything; anything; nothing
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to writhe (in pain); to squirm; to wriggle
laborious; arduous; strenuous; painstaking; trying; taxing
to not believe one's ears
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
to fight against; to oppose; to face
losing oneself (in); being absorbed (in); forgetting oneself
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
plaster cast; cast; gypsum; plaster of Paris
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
occurrence; happening; incident; event
January; first month of the lunar calendar
(feeling) impatient; irritated; irritating; frustrated; frustrating; vexed
slow motion (video); moving slowly; moving leisurely
fainting; losing consciousness; passing out; syncope
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in