practice; practising; experience
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
sincere; earnest; serious
to be ill; to suffer from; to worry about; to be concerned about; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
bad-feeling; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross; disgusting
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
great evil; scum of the earth; monster; fiend
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
book; volume; this; present; main; head
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
distant look; faraway look
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
that is to say; so that means
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
without the least difference; exactly; perfectly; to the inch
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
gender; distinction of sex; sex
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers