surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to feel oneself indebted to
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
door; gate; opening; title page
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
stomach ache; abdominal pain
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
put; place; leave; do (in preparation)
straw post for training sword strikes, karate punches and arrow hits
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
short pants; shorts; breeches; knickerbockers
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell