practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
window; window (shop display)
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
strong point; selling point; forte; specialty; attraction
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
the crucial moment; the moment of truth; do-or-die situation; crucial juncture; crucial stage
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
skill; dexterity; proficiency
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
gazing at; staring at fixedly; eyeballing; glaring; giving a hard look
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
freckles; buckwheat chaff
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
tall figure; high stature
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
under ... years of age; less than ... years old